Definition
行驶 is used for vehicles (cars, trains, ships) moving along a fixed route or path — it focuses on the vehicle's motion itself, not on who is driving or where it passes. Unlike 驾驶 (to drive/pilot, emphasizing the operator's action), 行驶 describes the vehicle's travel. Unlike 路过 (to pass by, emphasizing going past a place), 行驶 is about the journey along the route.
verb
to travel along a route (of vehicles)
Easily confused
- 形式xíng shìsound-alikeform; outer appearance (as opposed to content)
- 形势xíng shìsound-alike(noun) situation, circumstances
- 刑事xíng shìsound-alikecriminal (attributive), penal
- 姓氏xìng shìsound-alikefamily name; surname
- 行使xíng shǐsound-aliketo exercise (a right, power, authority, etc.)
Examples
- 。Zhè liàng chē zài gāosù gōnglù shàng xíng shǐ.This car is traveling on the highway.
- ，行驶。Hǎi shàng fēng dà, chuán xíng shǐ de hěn màn.The wind is strong at sea, so the ship is traveling very slowly.
- 行驶。Huǒchē zài tiělù shàng ānquán xíng shǐ.The train travels safely on the railway.
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