开行 (kāi háng) — (formal) to start running, to put into service (of trains, buses, ships, etc.)

Definition

Formal verb for putting a scheduled transport service (train, bus, flight, ship) into operation. Used for announcements and official contexts, not everyday speech.

verb
(formal) to start runningto put into service (of trains, buses, ships, etc.)

Examples

  • 开行。
    Zhè tàng liè chē měi tiān shàng wǔ bā diǎn kāi háng.
    This train departs at 8 a.m. every day.
  • 开行。
    Xīn dì tiě xiàn lù xià ge yuè zhèng shì kāi háng.
    The new subway line will officially start running next month.
  • ，开行。
    Yóu yú tiān qì yuán yīn, háng bān zàn huǎn kāi háng.
    Due to weather conditions, the flight has been delayed.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 開; 开 is its simplified writing.

  • 門門méndoor
  • 一一yīlatch and/or wooden pole that shuts a door
  • 廾廾gǒnga pair of hands

The traditional form 開 shows 廾, a pair of hands, and 一, a latch or pole, inside 門, a door: hands opening a latched door. The simplified 开 is a shorthand form, so its parts are not the original pieces.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

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