游行 (yóu xíng) — to march or parade (as a public group procession for celebration); to demonstrate (as a collective protest)
Definition
游行 is a public group march — used for both festive parades (e.g. National Day) and political protests. Distinguished from 示威, which is exclusively protest; 演示/示范 are instructional demonstrations, not street processions.
verb
to march or parade (as a public group procession for celebration)to demonstrate (as a collective protest)
Examples
- ，游行。Guó qìng jié nà tiān, chéng qiān shàng wàn de shì mín shàng jiē yóu xíng.On National Day, tens of thousands of citizens took to the streets to parade.
- ，游行。Gōng rén men yāo qiú jiā xīn, jué dìng zài shì zhèng fǔ qián yóu xíng.The workers demanded a pay raise and decided to demonstrate in front of the city hall.
- ，游行。Měi nián yuán xiāo jié, zhè lǐ dōu yǒu shèng dà de dēng chē yóu xíng huó dòng.Every year during the Lantern Festival, there is a grand lantern-float parade here.
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