切实可行 (qiè shí kě xíng) — practical and feasible

Definition

An adjective-like phrase (often used before 的 + noun or in predicate position) meaning a plan is both realistic and workable. Common in formal writing about proposals, methods, and solutions.

verb
practical and feasible

Examples

  • 切实可行。
    Zhè ge fāng àn kàn qǐ lái qiè shí kě xíng.
    This plan looks practical and feasible.
  • 切实可行。
    Wǒ men xū yào zhǎo dào yí gè qiè shí kě xíng de jiě jué bàn fǎ.
    We need to find a practical and feasible solution.
  • ，切实可行。
    Jīng guò tǎo lùn, tā men tí chū le yí gè qiè shí kě xíng de jiàn yì.
    After discussion, they put forward a practical and feasible suggestion.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

切实practical
切qièearnest实shísolid
联合Side by side
可行feasible
可kěcan行xíngdo
偏正Modifier + head

'切' and '实' give solidly earnest; '可' and '行' mean able to be done, so together they mean practical and feasible.

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
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
七
七qī切qiè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 切, the 刀 (knife) part is joined to 七, which gives the sound.

Open 切 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 实 →

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
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
丂
丂kǎo可kě
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

可 pairs 口 (mouth) with 丂 as a sound part; it is tied to air from the mouth, perhaps singing.

Open 可 →

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 →

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