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游行 (yóu xíng) — to march or parade (as a public group procession for celebration); to demonstrate (as a collective protest)

Definition

游行 is a public group march — used for both festive parades (e.g. National Day) and political protests. Distinguished from 示威, which is exclusively protest; 演示/示范 are instructional demonstrations, not street processions.

verb
to march or parade (as a public group procession for celebration)to demonstrate (as a collective protest)

Examples

  • ，游行。
    Guó qìng jié nà tiān, chéng qiān shàng wàn de shì mín shàng jiē yóu xíng.
    On National Day, tens of thousands of citizens took to the streets to parade.
  • ，游行。
    Gōng rén men yāo qiú jiā xīn, jué dìng zài shì zhèng fǔ qián yóu xíng.
    The workers demanded a pay raise and decided to demonstrate in front of the city hall.
  • ，游行。
    Měi nián yuán xiāo jié, zhè lǐ dōu yǒu shèng dà de dēng chē yóu xíng huó dòng.
    Every year during the Lantern Festival, there is a grand lantern-float parade here.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

游yóuroam
行xínggo

游行 brings together 游 (roam) and 行 (go), describing a group moving along a route.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
斿
斿yóu游yóu
Same sound today

游 combines 水 (water) with 斿, which gives the sound yóu and also relates to travelling.

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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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