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施行 (shī xíng) — to implement, to put into effect

Definition

施行 emphasizes a rule, law, or policy formally taking effect and being applied — often of an official document. 实行 is the general verb 'to implement'; 推行 stresses actively promoting and spreading a policy.

verb
to implementto put into effect
Easily confused

Examples

  • 施行。
    Zhè xiàng fǎ lǜ jiāng yú míng nián yī yuè shī xíng.
    This law will take effect next January.
  • 施行。
    Gōng sī jué dìng cóng xià ge yuè kāi shǐ shī xíng xīn guī dìng.
    The company decided to implement the new rules starting next month.
  • 施行。
    Zhè ge jì huà xū yào jǐn kuài shī xíng.
    This plan needs to be implemented as soon as possible.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

施shīput into practice
行xíngcarry out

施 and 行 both mean to put into practice, so it expresses implementing or taking effect.

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
㫃㫃㫃
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě施shī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

施 pairs 㫃, the part connected to its meaning, with 也, the part giving its sound.

Open 施 →

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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Government & Politics

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