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行好 (xíng hǎo) — to do charitable deeds, to show mercy

Definition

行好 means to do a good or charitable deed out of kindness, often implying helping those in need. It is a formal/literary verb, not used in everyday small talk about general kindness.

verb
to do charitable deedsto show mercy

Examples

  • 行好，。
    Tā jīng cháng xíng hǎo, bāng zhù qióng rén.
    He often does charitable deeds and helps the poor.
  • ，。
    Tā zài cūn lǐ xíng guò yí cì hǎo, dà jiā dōu jì de.
    He performed a charitable act in the village once, and everyone remembers it.
  • ，。
    Zhè wèi lǎo rén xíng le yí bèi zi hǎo, hěn shòu zūn jìng.
    This elderly person did good deeds all his life and is very respected.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

行xíngdo
好hǎogood

'行' conveys doing or practicing, while '好' refers to good deeds or kindness, together meaning to do good.

Characters in this word

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

好 joins 女 (woman) and 子 (child), understood as a woman with a child, linked to goodness or affection.

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Society & Public Life

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