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行程 (xíng chéng) — itinerary; travel plan; course (of history, events)

Definition

行程 covers both a planned itinerary (行程表) and the abstract course of events (like 历史行程). 比 路线 (a physical route or ideological line) more focused on schedule; 比 旅程 (a journey/trip experience) more neutral and fact-based.

noun
itinerarytravel plancourse (of history, events)
Measure word · 个
Easily confused

Examples

  • 行程。
    Qǐng bǎ míng tiān de xíng chéng fā gěi wǒ.
    Please send me tomorrow's itinerary.
  • 行程。
    Lì shǐ xíng chéng bú huì yīn wèi gè rén ér gǎi biàn.
    The course of history will not change because of an individual.
  • 行程1200。
    Cóng běi jīng dào shàng hǎi de xíng chéng dà yuē 1200 gōng lǐ.
    The distance from Beijing to Shanghai is about 1200 kilometers.

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.

行xíngmove
程chéngdistance

The idea of moving is joined with distance or stage to form a route, planned distance, or course.

Characters in this word

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 →

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
禾禾hégrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
呈
呈chéng程chéng
Same sound today

程 is made from 禾 (grain) and 呈 (pronounced chéng); the evidence gives measurements.

Open 程 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 5Travel & Tourism

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