TongTong通通
Sign in

行 (háng) — (noun) row; line; (noun) trade; profession; line of business; (classifier) used for rows or lines of things

Definition

As a noun, 行 means 'line/row' (the thing you stand in) and, more distinctively at HSK 5, 'trade or profession' (一行 'a line of work'). For the profession sense, 行业 names the industry as a whole; 职业 is your specific job.

noun
rowlinetradeprofessionline of business
classifier
used for rows or lines of things
Easily confused

Examples

  • 行。
    Tā xiě le liǎng háng zì.
    He wrote two lines of characters.
  • ？
    Tā shì gān nǎ yì háng de?
    What line of work is he in?
  • 。
    Qǐng dà jiā zhàn chéng yì háng.
    Please stand in a row, everyone.
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5500 Most Frequent Chinese Words1000 Most Frequent Chinese WordsProfessions & Jobs2000 Most Frequent Chinese Words3000 Most Frequent Chinese Words

Browse more HSK 5 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.