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行装 (xíng zhuāng) — travel gear; luggage and clothing for a trip

Definition

Refers specifically to the clothing and gear one packs for a journey — more literary and focused on the assembled travel outfit than the everyday word 行李, which centers on bags and suitcases.

noun
travel gearluggage and clothing for a trip

Examples

  • 行装，。
    Tā bǎ xíng zhuāng shōu shi hǎo, zhǔn bèi chū fā le.
    He packed his travel gear and prepared to set off.
  • 行装，。
    Dài zhe chén zhòng de xíng zhuāng, tā tà shàng le cháng tú lǚ chéng.
    Carrying heavy luggage, he embarked on a long journey.
  • 行装，。
    Tā de xíng zhuāng hěn jiǎn dān, zhǐ yǒu yí gè bēi bāo.
    His travel gear was very simple, just a backpack.

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.

行xíngtravel
装zhuāngoutfit/gear

The 装 is gear for 行, giving travel outfit.

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.

Open 行 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
壯
壯zhuàng裝zhuāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

Open 装 →
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Travel & Tourism

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