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行车 (xíng chē) — to drive a vehicle (in a formal or operational context); vehicle movement (in traffic or transport contexts)

Definition

A formal/operational term meaning 'to drive a vehicle' or 'vehicle movement,' used in traffic rules, road signs, and reports rather than everyday speech.

verb
to drive a vehicle (in a formal or operational context)vehicle movement (in traffic or transport contexts)

Examples

  • 行车。
    xíng chē Shí qǐng wù bì zūn shǒu jiāo tōng guī zé.
    When driving, be sure to follow traffic rules.
  • ，。
    Jīn tiān tā xíng le yí cì chē, jué de fēi cháng lèi.
    Today he drove once and felt very tired.
  • 行车，。
    Gāo fēng qī jiān xíng chē huǎn màn, qǐng tí qián chū fā.
    During rush hour, vehicle movement is slow; please leave early.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

行xíngdrive/travel
车chēvehicle

行 means drive or travel and 车 means vehicle; together they describe driving a vehicle or vehicle movement.

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 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 車; 车 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 車 was drawn as a carriage seen from above, with wheels on both sides and a shaft at the front; the simplified 车 is a later shorthand.

Open 车 →
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