滑行 (huá xíng) — to slide; to coast | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

滑行 means to glide or coast forward under momentum without power — like a plane taxiing or a car sliding on ice. It emphasizes sustained motion, unlike 滑 alone, which is a shorter 'to slip/slide'.

verb

to slideto coast

Examples

滑行。
Fēi jī zhèng zài pǎo dào shàng huá xíng.
The airplane is taxiing on the runway.
滑行。
Huá xuě yùn dòng yuán cóng xuě shān shàng huá xíng xià lái.
The skier slides down from the snowy mountain.
滑行。
Qì chē zài bīng shàng huá xíng le yì bǎi mǐ.
The car slid one hundred meters on the ice.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

滑 “slide” + 行 “move” means moving by sliding.

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

骨

骨gǔ滑huá

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

滑 pairs 水 (water) with 骨, which gives the sound.

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

彳亍行

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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