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远行 (yuǎn xíng) — to go on a long journey; to travel far

Definition

A literary/formal verb meaning 'to travel far' or 'go on a long journey' — stronger and more poetic than everyday 旅行, often used in writing to suggest leaving home for distant places.

verb
to go on a long journeyto travel far

Examples

  • 远行，。
    Tā jì huà míng nián yuǎn xíng, qù xī zàng kàn kàn.
    He plans to go on a long journey next year to see Tibet.
  • 远行。
    Nà cì yuǎn xíng ràng wǒ kāi kuò le yǎn jiè.
    That long journey broadened my horizons.
  • 远行，。
    Nián qīng rén yīng gāi duō yuǎn xíng, kàn kàn wài miàn de shì jiè.
    Young people should travel far more often and see the world outside.

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.

远yuǎnfar
行xíngtravel

远 'far' and 行 'travel' together mean to travel a long distance.

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
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán远yuǎn
Same sound today

远 combines 辶, meaning walk, with 元, used for its sound.

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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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Travel & Tourism

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