此行 (cǐ háng) — this trip; this journey | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Formal/literary 'this trip or journey' — used mostly in writing or speeches, not everyday talk. The casual spoken word is 旅行 (lǚxíng) or 这次旅行.

pronoun

this tripthis journey

Examples

此行，。
cǐ háng Fēi cháng shùn lì, wǒ men tí qián wán chéng le rèn wu.
This trip went very smoothly; we finished the task ahead of schedule.
此行。
Wǒ xī wàng cǐ háng néng qǔ dé yuán mǎn chéng gōng.
I hope this trip will achieve complete success.
，。
Tā duì cǐ háng yìn xiàng shēn kè, zhì jīn réng cháng tí qǐ.
He was deeply impressed by this trip and still often mentions it.

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.

此 this and 行 trip combine as this trip.

Characters in this word

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

止止zhǐfeet
人人rénperson

此 shows 止 (feet) and 人 (person), drawing a person stopping, to mean 'this' or 'here.'

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

彳亍行

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.

Appears in

Travel & Tourism

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