现行 (xiàn xíng) — current, in effect, in force | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Used for laws, regulations, or systems that are 'currently in force' (现行法律, 现行规定). Unlike 有效, it describes what is officially active now, not whether something produces results.

adjective

currentin effectin force

Examples

现行。
xiàn xíng Fǎ lǜ duì měi gè rén dōu shì píng děng de.
The current laws are equal for everyone.
现行。
Gōng sī xū yào zūn shǒu xiàn xíng guī dìng.
The company must comply with current regulations.
现行。
Zhè ge xiàn xíng zhì dù yǐ jīng yòng le hěn duō nián.
This current system has been used for many years.

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.

现xiàncurrent

行xíngin force

现 (current) and 行 (in force) combine for something now in 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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 現; 现 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

見

見jiàn現

Same sound today

The traditional form 現 pairs 玉 (jade) with 見 as a sound part; the simplified 现 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical parts.

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.

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