pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
行 
行 
hang2 
 
 
a row; series; age order (of brothers); profession; professional; relating to company 
行 
行 
xing2 
 
 
to walk; to go; to travel; a visit; temporary; makeshift; current; in circulation; to do; to perform; capable; competent; effective; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct; Taiwan pr.  for the behavior-conduct sense 
 
strokes 
6 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
0 
 
矮行星 
矮行星 
ai3 xing2 xing1 
 
 
dwarf planet 
八行书 
八行書 
ba1 hang2 shu1 
 
 
formal recommendation letter in eight columns 
巴克莱银行 
巴克萊銀行 
ba1 ke4 lai2 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Barclays Bank 
白行简 
白行簡 
bai2 xing2 jian3 
 
 
Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易, Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃傳|李娃传 
颁行 
頒行 
ban1 xing2 
 
 
issue for enforcement 
暴行 
暴行 
bao4 xing2 
 
 
savage act; outrage; atrocity 
本行 
本行 
ben3 hang2 
 
 
one's line; one's own profession 
便车旅行者 
便車旅行者 
bian4 che1 lv3 xing2 zhe3 
 
 
hitch-hiker 
便宜行事 
便宜行事 
bian4 yi2 xing2 shi4 
 
 
act at one's discretion; act as one sees fit 
兵马未动,粮草先行 
兵馬未動,糧草先行 
bing1 ma3 wei4 dong4 - liang2 cao3 xian1 xing2 
 
 
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers; an army marches on its stomach 
并行 
並行 
bing4 xing2 
 
 
to proceed in parallel; side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc) 
并行不悖 
並行不悖 
bing4 xing2 bu4 bei4 
 
 
to run in parallel without hindrance; not mutually exclusive; two processes can be implemented without conflict 
并行程序 
並行程序 
bing4 xing2 cheng2 xu4 
 
 
parallel program 
并行计算 
並行計算 
bing4 xing2 ji4 suan4 
 
 
parallel computing 
并行口 
並行口 
bing4 xing2 kou3 
 
 
parallel port (computing) 
不明飞行物 
不明飛行物 
bu4 ming2 fei1 xing2 wu4 
 
 
unidentified flying object (UFO) 
不行 
不行 
bu4 xing2 
 
 
won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable 
步行 
步行 
bu4 xing2 
 
 
to go on foot; to walk 
步行虫 
步行蟲 
bu4 xing2 chong2 
 
 
ground beetle 
步行街 
步行街 
bu4 xing2 jie1 
 
 
car-free zone; pedestrian street 
不行了 
不行了 
bu4 xing2 le5 
 
 
(coll.) on the point of death; dying 
步行区 
步行區 
bu4 xing2 qu1 
 
 
pedestrian area 
步行者 
步行者 
bu4 xing2 zhe3 
 
 
pedestrian 
不虚此行 
不虛此行 
bu4 xu1 ci3 xing2 
 
 
the trip has not been made in vain; the trip has been well worthwhile; it's been a worthwhile trip 
不着陆飞行 
不著陸飛行 
bu4 zhuo2 lu4 fei1 xing2 
 
 
nonstop flight 
采取行动 
採取行動 
cai3 qu3 xing2 dong4 
 
 
to take action; to adopt policies; to move on some issue 
操行 
操行 
cao1 xing2 
 
 
(student's) behavior 
场地自行车 
場地自行車 
chang3 di4 zi4 xing2 che1 
 
 
track cycling 
车行 
車行 
che1 hang2 
 
 
car-related business; car dealership; taxi company; (commercial) garage 
车行 
車行 
che1 xing2 
 
 
traffic; to drive (i.e. travel in a vehicle) 
车行道 
車行道 
che1 xing2 dao4 
 
 
roadway; carriageway 
车行通道 
車行通道 
che1 xing2 tong1 dao4 
 
 
traffic passage 
城市管理行政执法局 
城市管理行政執法局 
cheng2 shi4 guan3 li3 xing2 zheng4 zhi2 fa3 ju2 
 
 
City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau (PRC) 
成行 
成行 
cheng2 xing2 
 
 
to embark on a journey 
仇恨罪行 
仇恨罪行 
chou2 hen4 zui4 xing2 
 
 
hate crime 
丑行 
醜行 
chou3 xing2 
 
 
scandal 
出行 
出行 
chu1 xing2 
 
 
to set out on a long journey; to travel afar 
穿行 
穿行 
chuan1 xing2 
 
 
to go through; to bore through; to push one's way through 
串行 
串行 
chuan4 hang2 
 
 
to miss a line; to confuse two lines 
串行 
串行 
chuan4 xing2 
 
 
series; serial (computer) 
串行点阵打印机 
串行點陣打印機 
chuan4 xing2 dian3 zhen4 da3 yin4 ji1 
 
 
serial dot matrix printer 
串行口 
串行口 
chuan4 xing2 kou3 
 
 
serial port (computing) 
慈福行动 
慈福行動 
ci2 fu2 xing2 dong4 
 
 
Operation Blessing (charitable relief organization) 
辞行 
辭行 
ci2 xing2 
 
 
to say goodbye; leave-taking; farewells 
寸步难行 
寸步難行 
cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2 
 
 
unable to move a single step (idiom); to be in an (extremely) difficult situation 
大柴旦行政区 
大柴旦行政區 
da4 chai2 dan4 xing2 zheng4 qu1 
 
 
Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai 
大柴旦行政委员会 
大柴旦行政委員會 
da4 chai2 dan4 xing2 zheng4 wei3 yuan2 hui4 
 
 
Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai 
大流行 
大流行 
da4 liu2 xing2 
 
 
major epidemic; pandemic 
大行其道 
大行其道 
da4 xing2 qi2 dao4 
 
 
rampant; very popular 
代行 
代行 
dai4 xing2 
 
 
to act as a substitute; to act on sb's behalf 
带着希望去旅行,比到达终点更美好 
帶著希望去旅行,比到達終點更美好 
dai4 zhe5 xi1 wang4 qu4 lv3 xing2 - bi3 dao4 da2 zhong1 dian3 geng4 mei3 hao3 
 
 
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. 
单行 
單行 
dan1 xing2 
 
 
to come individually; to treat separately; separate edition; one-way traffic 
单行本 
單行本 
dan1 xing2 ben3 
 
 
single volume edition; offprint 
单行道 
單行道 
dan1 xing2 dao4 
 
 
one-way street 
单行线 
單行線 
dan1 xing2 xian4 
 
 
one-way road 
当行出色 
當行出色 
dang1 hang2 chu1 se4 
 
 
to excel in one's field 
档案执行 
檔案執行 
dang4 an4 zhi2 xing2 
 
 
file execution; executable file 
到不行 
到不行 
dao4 bu4 xing2 
 
 
extremely; incredibly 
道行 
道行 
dao4 heng2 
 
 
skills acquired through religious practice; (fig.) ability; skill; Taiwan pr.  
倒行逆施 
倒行逆施 
dao4 xing2 ni4 shi1 
 
 
to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong; to try to turn back history; a perverse way of doing things 
德行 
德行 
de2 xing2 
 
 
morality and conduct; Taiwan pr.  
德行 
德行 
de2 xing5 
 
 
variant of 德性 
德意志银行 
德意志銀行 
de2 yi4 zhi4 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Deutsche Bank 
东亚银行 
東亞銀行 
dong1 ya4 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Bank of East Asia 
懂行 
懂行 
dong3 hang2 
 
 
to know the ropes 
独断独行 
獨斷獨行 
du2 duan4 du2 xing2 
 
 
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action; a law unto oneself 
独断专行 
獨斷專行 
du2 duan4 zhuan1 xing2 
 
 
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action; a law unto oneself 
读万卷书,行万里路 
讀萬卷書,行萬里路 
du2 wan4 juan4 shu1 - xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 
 
 
see 行萬里路,讀萬卷書|行万里路,读万卷书 
独行 
獨行 
du2 xing2 
 
 
solitary 
独行其是 
獨行其是 
du2 xing2 qi2 shi4 
 
 
to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others 
独行侠 
獨行俠 
du2 xing2 xia2 
 
 
loner; single person; bachelor 
笃行 
篤行 
du3 xing2 
 
 
to carry out (obligation) conscientiously; to behave sincerely 
断行 
斷行 
duan4 hang2 
 
 
line break (computing) 
断行 
斷行 
duan4 xing2 
 
 
to carry out resolutely 
多行不义必自毙 
多行不義必自斃 
duo1 xing2 bu4 yi4 bi4 zi4 bi4 
 
 
persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom) 
恶行 
惡行 
e4 xing2 
 
 
evil or wicked conduct 
发行 
發行 
fa1 xing2 
 
 
to publish; to issue (stocks, currency etc); to release; to distribute (a film) 
发行备忘录 
發行備忘錄 
fa1 xing2 bei4 wang4 lu4 
 
 
offering memorandum (for public stock issue); publication memorandum 
发行额 
發行額 
fa1 xing2 e2 
 
 
(periodical) circulation 
发行红利股 
發行紅利股 
fa1 xing2 hong2 li4 gu3 
 
 
a bonus issue (a form of dividend payment) 
发行人 
發行人 
fa1 xing2 ren2 
 
 
publisher; issuer 
反其道而行之 
反其道而行之 
fan3 qi2 dao4 er2 xing2 zhi1 
 
 
to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way 
反人道罪行 
反人道罪行 
fan3 ren2 dao4 zui4 xing2 
 
 
crime against humanity 
反社会行为 
反社會行為 
fan3 she4 hui4 xing2 wei2 
 
 
antisocial behavior 
犯罪行为 
犯罪行為 
fan4 zui4 xing2 wei2 
 
 
criminal activity 
仿行 
仿行 
fang3 xing2 
 
 
to fashion after; to imitate 
放行 
放行 
fang4 xing2 
 
 
to let pass 
飞行 
飛行 
fei1 xing2 
 
 
(of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight; aviation 
飞行记录 
飛行記錄 
fei1 xing2 ji4 lu4 
 
 
flight record 
飞行记录器 
飛行記錄器 
fei1 xing2 ji4 lu4 qi4 
 
 
flight recorder; black box 
飞行记录仪 
飛行記錄儀 
fei1 xing2 ji4 lu4 yi2 
 
 
flight recorder; black box 
飞行甲板 
飛行甲板 
fei1 xing2 jia3 ban3 
 
 
flight deck 
飞行员 
飛行員 
fei1 xing2 yuan2 
 
 
pilot; aviator 
非洲开发银行 
非洲開發銀行 
fei1 zhou1 kai1 fa1 yin2 hang2 
 
 
African Development Bank 
分行 
分行 
fen1 hang2 
 
 
branch of bank or store; subsidiary bank 
风行 
風行 
feng1 xing2 
 
 
to become fashionable; to catch on; to be popular 
风行一时 
風行一時 
feng1 xing2 yi1 shi2 
 
 
to be popular for a while; to be all the rage for a time 
奉行 
奉行 
feng4 xing2 
 
 
to pursue (a course, a policy) 
付之行动 
付之行動 
fu4 zhi1 xing2 dong4 
 
 
to put into action; to transform into acts 
改行 
改行 
gai3 hang2 
 
 
to change profession 
高层执行员 
高層執行員 
gao1 ceng2 zhi2 xing2 yuan2 
 
 
senior executive 
高行健 
高行健 
gao1 xing2 jian4 
 
 
Gao Xingjian (1940-), Chinese novelist and Nobel laureate, author of Soul Mountain 靈山|灵山 
隔行 
隔行 
ge2 hang2 
 
 
to interlace; to interleave (computing) 
隔行如隔山 
隔行如隔山 
ge2 hang2 ru2 ge2 shan1 
 
 
different trades, worlds apart (idiom); to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book 
隔行扫描 
隔行掃描 
ge2 hang2 sao3 miao2 
 
 
interlaced scanning 
各行各业 
各行各業 
ge4 hang2 ge4 ye4 
 
 
every trade; all professions; all walks of life 
各行其是 
各行其是 
ge4 xing2 qi2 shi4 
 
 
each one does what he thinks is right (idiom); each goes his own way 
公共行政 
公共行政 
gong1 gong4 xing2 zheng4 
 
 
public administration 
工行 
工行 
gong1 hang2 
 
 
ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China); abbr. for 工商銀行|工商银行 
公路自行车 
公路自行車 
gong1 lu4 zi4 xing2 che1 
 
 
road cycling 
工商银行 
工商銀行 
gong1 shang1 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China 
功完行满 
功完行滿 
gong1 wan2 xing2 man3 
 
 
to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom) 
躬行 
躬行 
gong1 xing2 
 
 
to personally undertake or manage 
共行车道 
共行車道 
gong4 xing2 che1 dao4 
 
 
carpool lane 
规行矩步 
規行矩步 
gui1 xing2 ju3 bu4 
 
 
to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly; to act according to convention 
国际清算银行 
國際清算銀行 
guo2 ji4 qing1 suan4 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Bank for International Settlements 
国家开发银行 
國家開發銀行 
guo2 jia1 kai1 fa1 yin2 hang2 
 
 
China Development Bank 
海盗行为 
海盜行為 
hai3 dao4 xing2 wei2 
 
 
piracy 
韩国银行 
韓國銀行 
han2 guo2 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Bank of Korea 
行辈 
行輩 
hang2 bei4 
 
 
generation and age ranking; seniority 
行当 
行當 
hang2 dang5 
 
 
profession; role (acting) 
行行出状元 
行行出狀元 
hang2 hang2 chu1 zhuang4 yuan2 
 
 
lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence 
行号 
行號 
hang2 hao4 
 
 
(registered) company 
行话 
行話 
hang2 hua4 
 
 
jargon; language of the trade 
行货 
行貨 
hang2 huo4 
 
 
authorized goods; genuine goods; crudely-made goods 
行家 
行家 
hang2 jia1 
 
 
connoisseur; expert; veteran 
行家里手 
行家裡手 
hang2 jia1 li3 shou3 
 
 
connoisseur; expert 
行间 
行間 
hang2 jian1 
 
 
between rows 
行距 
行距 
hang2 ju4 
 
 
row spacing 
行列 
行列 
hang2 lie4 
 
 
ranks; procession 
行列式 
行列式 
hang2 lie4 shi4 
 
 
determinant 
行情 
行情 
hang2 qing2 
 
 
market price; quotation of market price; the current market situation 
行商 
行商 
hang2 shang1 
 
 
traveling salesman; itinerant trader; hawker; peddler 
行市 
行市 
hang2 shi4 
 
 
quotation on market price 
行头 
行頭 
hang2 tou2 
 
 
team leader (archaic); shopkeeper (archaic) 
航行 
航行 
hang2 xing2 
 
 
to sail; to fly; to navigate 
行业 
行業 
hang2 ye4 
 
 
industry; business 
行语 
行語 
hang2 yu3 
 
 
slang; jargon; cant; lingo; patois; argot 
行栈 
行棧 
hang2 zhan4 
 
 
warehouse 
行长 
行長 
hang2 zhang3 
 
 
bank president 
好学近乎知,力行近乎仁,知耻近乎勇 
好學近乎知,力行近乎仁,知恥近乎勇 
hao4 xue2 jin4 hu1 zhi1 - li4 xing2 jin4 hu1 ren2 - zhi1 chi3 jin4 hu1 yong3 
 
 
to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius) 
合众银行 
合眾銀行 
he2 zhong4 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Bancorp, a US bank 
横爬行 
橫爬行 
heng2 pa2 xing2 
 
 
to walk sideways; crab-wise 
恒生银行 
恒生銀行 
heng2 sheng1 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Hang Seng Bank, Hong Kong 
横行 
橫行 
heng2 xing2 
 
 
to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck 
横行霸道 
橫行霸道 
heng2 xing2 ba4 dao4 
 
 
to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize 
花旗银行 
花旗銀行 
hua1 qi2 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Citibank; abbr. to 花旗 
华夏银行 
華夏銀行 
hua2 xia4 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Huaxia Bank 
滑行 
滑行 
hua2 xing2 
 
 
to slide; to coast; to glide; (of an aircraft) to taxi 
滑行道 
滑行道 
hua2 xing2 dao4 
 
 
taxiway (at airport) 
环法自行车赛 
環法自行車賽 
huan2 fa3 zi4 xing2 che1 sai4 
 
 
Tour de France cycle race 
环境行动主义 
環境行動主義 
huan2 jing4 xing2 dong4 zhu3 yi4 
 
 
environmentalism; environmental activism 
环球旅行 
環球旅行 
huan2 qiu2 lv3 xing2 
 
 
journey around the world 
换行 
換行 
huan4 hang2 
 
 
to wrap (text); line feed (computing) 
汇出行 
匯出行 
hui4 chu1 hang2 
 
 
remitting bank 
汇丰银行 
匯豐銀行 
hui4 feng1 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) 
汇业银行 
匯業銀行 
hui4 ye4 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Banco Delta Asia S.A.R.L., Macau 
婚前性行为 
婚前性行為 
hun1 qian2 xing4 xing2 wei2 
 
 
premarital sex 
混行 
混行 
hun2 xing2 
 
 
mixed use (e.g. pedestrians and vehicles); joint operation (e.g. trains and buses) 
祸不单行 
禍不單行 
huo4 bu4 dan1 xing2 
 
 
misfortune does not come singly (idiom); it never rains but it pours 
及时行乐 
及時行樂 
ji2 shi2 xing2 le4 
 
 
to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future; make merry while you can; carpe diem 
集体行走 
集體行走 
ji2 ti3 xing2 zou3 
 
 
pedestrian group (e.g. of tourists etc) 
急行军 
急行軍 
ji2 xing2 jun1 
 
 
rapid advance; forced march 
监外执行 
監外執行 
jian1 wai4 zhi2 xing2 
 
 
to serve (a sentence) outside prison (law) 
建行 
建行 
jian4 hang2 
 
 
China Construction Bank (abbr.) 
见机行事 
見機行事 
jian4 ji1 xing2 shi4 
 
 
see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances; to play it by ear; to use one's discretion 
健行 
健行 
jian4 xing2 
 
 
to hike 
饯行 
餞行 
jian4 xing2 
 
 
to give a farewell dinner 
渐行渐远 
漸行漸遠 
jian4 xing2 jian4 yuan3 
 
 
gradually proceed, gradually get further apart 
见诸行动 
見諸行動 
jian4 zhu1 xing2 dong4 
 
 
to translate sth into action; to put sth into action 
奖励旅行 
獎勵旅行 
jiang3 li4 lv3 xing2 
 
 
incentive travel 
交通银行 
交通銀行 
jiao1 tong1 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Bank of Communications 
结伴而行 
結伴而行 
jie2 ban4 er2 xing2 
 
 
to stay together (of a group); to keep together 
解释执行 
解釋執行 
jie3 shi4 zhi2 xing2 
 
 
interpreted (computer) 
戒行 
戒行 
jie4 xing2 
 
 
(Buddhism) to adhere strictly to the ethical precepts; asceticism 
进行 
進行 
jin4 xing2 
 
 
to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute 
进行编程 
進行編程 
jin4 xing2 bian1 cheng2 
 
 
executable program 
进行交易 
進行交易 
jin4 xing2 jiao1 yi4 
 
 
to carry out a transaction 
进行曲 
進行曲 
jin4 xing2 qu3 
 
 
march (musical) 
进行通信 
進行通信 
jin4 xing2 tong1 xin4 
 
 
to communicate; to carry out communications 
进行性 
進行性 
jin4 xing2 xing4 
 
 
progressive; gradual 
进行性交 
進行性交 
jin4 xing2 xing4 jiao1 
 
 
to have sex; to have sexual intercourse 
进行性失语 
進行性失語 
jin4 xing2 xing4 shi1 yu3 
 
 
progressive aphasia; gradual loss of speech 
禁止令行 
禁止令行 
jin4 zhi3 ling4 xing2 
 
 
see 令行禁止 
踽踽独行 
踽踽獨行 
ju3 ju3 du2 xing2 
 
 
to walk alone (idiom) 
举行 
舉行 
ju3 xing2 
 
 
to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) 
举行会谈 
舉行會談 
ju3 xing2 hui4 tan2 
 
 
to hold talks; to take part in discussions with 
举行婚礼 
舉行婚禮 
ju3 xing2 hun1 li3 
 
 
to celebrate a wedding 
决而不行 
決而不行 
jue2 er2 bu4 xing2 
 
 
making decisions without implementing them 
军事行动 
軍事行動 
jun1 shi4 xing2 dong4 
 
 
military operation 
开发银行 
開發銀行 
kai1 fa1 yin2 hang2 
 
 
development bank 
刊行 
刊行 
kan1 xing2 
 
 
to print and circulate 
看人行事 
看人行事 
kan4 ren2 xing2 shi4 
 
 
to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom) 
可行 
可行 
ke3 xing2 
 
 
feasible 
可行性 
可行性 
ke3 xing2 xing4 
 
 
feasibility 
可行性研究 
可行性研究 
ke3 xing2 xing4 yan2 jiu1 
 
 
feasibility study 
可执行 
可執行 
ke3 zhi2 xing2 
 
 
executable (computing) 
苦行 
苦行 
ku3 xing2 
 
 
ascetic practice 
苦行赎罪 
苦行贖罪 
ku3 xing2 shu2 zui4 
 
 
penance (to atone for a sin) 
快行道 
快行道 
kuai4 xing2 dao4 
 
 
fast lane; express lane 
老山自行车馆 
老山自行車館 
lao3 shan1 zi4 xing2 che1 guan3 
 
 
Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue 
雷厉风行 
雷厲風行 
lei2 li4 feng1 xing2 
 
 
pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction 
类地行星 
類地行星 
lei4 di4 xing2 xing1 
 
 
terrestrial planet 
类木行星 
類木行星 
lei4 mu4 xing2 xing1 
 
 
Jovian planet 
冷湖行政区 
冷湖行政區 
leng3 hu2 xing2 zheng4 qu1 
 
 
Lenghu county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai 
冷湖行政委员会 
冷湖行政委員會 
leng3 hu2 xing2 zheng4 wei3 yuan2 hui4 
 
 
Lenghu county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai 
利他行为 
利他行為 
li4 ta1 xing2 wei2 
 
 
altruistic behavior 
力行 
力行 
li4 xing2 
 
 
to practice diligently; to act energetically 
例行 
例行 
li4 xing2 
 
 
routine (task, procedure etc); as usual 
例行公事 
例行公事 
li4 xing2 gong1 shi4 
 
 
routine business; usual practice; mere formality 
厉行节约 
厲行節約 
li4 xing2 jie2 yue1 
 
 
to practice strict economy (idiom) 
粮行 
糧行 
liang2 hang2 
 
 
grain retailer (in former times) 
量力而行 
量力而行 
liang4 li4 er2 xing2 
 
 
to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence; One does what one can. 
临时澳门市政执行委员会 
臨時澳門市政執行委員會 
lin2 shi2 ao4 men2 shi4 zheng4 zhi2 xing2 wei3 yuan2 hui4 
 
 
Provisional Municipal Council of Macau; Câmara Municipal de Macau Provisória 
临行 
臨行 
lin2 xing2 
 
 
on leaving; on the point of departure 
另行 
另行 
ling4 xing2 
 
 
(to do sth) separately; as a separate action 
令行禁止 
令行禁止 
ling4 xing2 jin4 zhi3 
 
 
lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions; to ensure strictly obedience 
另行通知 
另行通知 
ling4 xing2 tong1 zhi1 
 
 
to notify at a different time; to notify later; to give prior notice 
流行 
流行 
liu2 xing2 
 
 
(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable 
流行病 
流行病 
liu2 xing2 bing4 
 
 
epidemic disease 
流行病学 
流行病學 
liu2 xing2 bing4 xue2 
 
 
epidemiology 
流行性 
流行性 
liu2 xing2 xing4 
 
 
(of a disease) epidemic; qualities that make sth popular or fashionable 
流行性感冒 
流行性感冒 
liu2 xing2 xing4 gan3 mao4 
 
 
influenza 
流行音乐 
流行音樂 
liu2 xing2 yin1 yue4 
 
 
pop music 
流行语 
流行語 
liu2 xing2 yu3 
 
 
popular jargon; catchword 
流行株 
流行株 
liu2 xing2 zhu1 
 
 
epidemic strain 
履行 
履行 
lv3 xing2 
 
 
to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform 
旅行 
旅行 
lv3 xing2 
 
 
to travel; journey; trip 
旅行袋 
旅行袋 
lv3 xing2 dai4 
 
 
travel bag 
旅行社 
旅行社 
lv3 xing2 she4 
 
 
travel agency 
旅行团 
旅行團 
lv3 xing2 tuan2 
 
 
tour group 
旅行者 
旅行者 
lv3 xing2 zhe3 
 
 
traveler 
旅行支票 
旅行支票 
lv3 xing2 zhi1 piao4 
 
 
a traveler's check 
旅行装备 
旅行裝備 
lv3 xing2 zhuang1 bei4 
 
 
travel equipment; travel gear 
慢行 
慢行 
man4 xing2 
 
 
to walk slowly 
慢行道 
慢行道 
man4 xing2 dao4 
 
 
slow lane 
邙山行 
邙山行 
mang2 shan1 xing2 
 
 
a form of Yuefu 樂府|乐府 mourning song or elegy; lit. to visit a tomb on Mt Mang 
茫崖行政区 
茫崖行政區 
mang2 ya2 xing2 zheng4 qu1 
 
 
Mang'ai county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai 
茫崖行政委员会 
茫崖行政委員會 
mang2 ya2 xing2 zheng4 wei3 yuan2 hui4 
 
 
Mang'ai county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai 
梦行症 
夢行症 
meng4 xing2 zheng4 
 
 
somnambulism; sleep walking 
觅食行为 
覓食行為 
mi4 shi2 xing2 wei2 
 
 
foraging 
闵行区 
閔行區 
min3 hang2 qu1 
 
 
Minhang District of Shanghai 
明知山有虎,偏向虎山行 
明知山有虎,偏向虎山行 
ming2 zhi1 shan1 you3 hu3 - pian1 xiang4 hu3 shan1 xing2 
 
 
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom); fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers 
命令行 
命令行 
ming4 ling4 hang2 
 
 
command line (computing) 
目下十行 
目下十行 
mu4 xia4 shi2 hang2 
 
 
see 一目十行 
男怕入错行,女怕嫁错郎 
男怕入錯行,女怕嫁錯郎 
nan2 pa4 ru4 cuo4 hang2 - nv3 pa4 jia4 cuo4 lang2 
 
 
men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb) 
难行 
難行 
nan2 xing2 
 
 
hard to pass 
内行 
內行 
nei4 hang2 
 
 
expert; adept; experienced; an expert; a professional 
内行看门道,外行看热闹 
內行看門道,外行看熱鬧 
nei4 hang2 kan4 men2 dao5 - wai4 hang2 kan4 re4 nao5 
 
 
while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show 
逆水行舟 
逆水行舟 
ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1 
 
 
lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder 
逆水行舟,不进则退 
逆水行舟,不進則退 
ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1 - bu4 jin4 ze2 tui4 
 
 
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom) 
逆行 
逆行 
ni4 xing2 
 
 
to go the wrong way; to go against one-way traffic regulation 
逆行倒施 
逆行倒施 
ni4 xing2 dao3 shi1 
 
 
to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong; to try to turn back history; a perverse way of doing things 
欧洲中央银行 
歐洲中央銀行 
ou1 zhou1 zhong1 yang1 yin2 hang2 
 
 
European Central Bank 
爬行 
爬行 
pa2 xing2 
 
 
to crawl; to creep 
爬行动物 
爬行動物 
pa2 xing2 dong4 wu4 
 
 
reptile 
爬行类 
爬行類 
pa2 xing2 lei4 
 
 
reptiles; also written 爬行動物|爬行动物 
排行 
排行 
pai2 hang2 
 
 
to rank; ranking; seniority (among siblings) 
排行榜 
排行榜 
pai2 hang2 bang3 
 
 
the charts (of best-sellers); table of ranking 
琵琶行 
琵琶行 
pi2 pa5 xing2 
 
 
Song of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易 
品行 
品行 
pin3 xing2 
 
 
behavior; moral conduct 
平行 
平行 
ping2 xing2 
 
 
parallel; of equal rank; simultaneous 
平行公设 
平行公設 
ping2 xing2 gong1 she4 
 
 
the parallel postulate (geometry); Euclid's fifth postulate 
平行时空 
平行時空 
ping2 xing2 shi2 kong1 
 
 
parallel universe 
平行四边形 
平行四邊形 
ping2 xing2 si4 bian1 xing2 
 
 
parallelogram 
平行线 
平行線 
ping2 xing2 xian4 
 
 
parallel lines 
千里之行,始于足下 
千里之行,始於足下 
qian1 li3 zhi1 xing2 - shi3 yu2 zu2 xia4 
 
 
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step; fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one 
前行 
前行 
qian2 xing2 
 
 
(literary) to go forward 
潜行 
潛行 
qian2 xing2 
 
 
to slink; to move stealthily; to advance through the water 
抢风航行 
搶風航行 
qiang1 feng1 hang2 xing2 
 
 
to tack against the wind (sailing) 
强行 
強行 
qiang2 xing2 
 
 
to do sth by force 
强迫性性行为 
強迫性性行為 
qiang3 po4 xing4 xing4 xing2 wei2 
 
 
sexual obsession 
切实可行 
切實可行 
qie4 shi2 ke3 xing2 
 
 
feasible 
侵权行为 
侵權行為 
qin1 quan2 xing2 wei2 
 
 
tort; infringement (of sb's rights) 
清算行 
清算行 
qing1 suan4 hang2 
 
 
clearing bank 
绕行 
繞行 
rao4 xing2 
 
 
detour; long way around 
人车混行 
人車混行 
ren2 che1 hun2 xing2 
 
 
pedestrian-vehicle mixed use 
人民行动党 
人民行動黨 
ren2 min2 xing2 dong4 dang3 
 
 
People's Action Party (ruling party in Singapore) 
人民银行 
人民銀行 
ren2 min2 yin2 hang2 
 
 
People's Bank of China 
人行道 
人行道 
ren2 xing2 dao4 
 
 
sidewalk 
人行地下通道 
人行地下通道 
ren2 xing2 di4 xia4 tong1 dao4 
 
 
pedestrian underpass 
人行横道 
人行橫道 
ren2 xing2 heng2 dao4 
 
 
pedestrian crossing 
人行横道线 
人行橫道線 
ren2 xing2 heng2 dao4 xian4 
 
 
crosswalk; pedestrian crossing with zebra stripes 
人行区 
人行區 
ren2 xing2 qu1 
 
 
pedestrian precinct 
日本银行 
日本銀行 
ri4 ben3 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Bank of Japan 
日行一善 
日行一善 
ri4 xing2 yi1 shan4 
 
 
to do a good deed every day 
戎行 
戎行 
rong2 hang2 
 
 
troops; military affairs 
三百六十行 
三百六十行 
san1 bai3 liu4 shi2 hang2 
 
 
all walks of life (idiom); every trade 
三句话不离本行 
三句話不離本行 
san1 ju4 hua4 bu4 li2 ben3 hang2 
 
 
to talk shop all the time (idiom) 
三人行 
三人行 
san1 ren2 xing2 
 
 
(slang) threesome 
三人行,必有我师 
三人行,必有我師 
san1 ren2 xing2 - bi4 you3 wo3 shi1 
 
 
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius); you have sth to learn from everyone 
三人行,则必有我师 
三人行,則必有我師 
san1 ren2 xing2 - ze2 bi4 you3 wo3 shi1 
 
 
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius) 
三思而后行 
三思而後行 
san1 si1 er2 hou4 xing2 
 
 
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance 
三思而行 
三思而行 
san1 si1 er2 xing2 
 
 
think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully 
山地自行车 
山地自行車 
shan1 di4 zi4 xing2 che1 
 
 
mountain bike 
山行 
山行 
shan1 xing2 
 
 
mountain hike 
善行 
善行 
shan4 xing2 
 
 
good actions 
商行 
商行 
shang1 hang2 
 
 
trading company 
商人银行 
商人銀行 
shang1 ren2 yin2 hang2 
 
 
merchant banking 
商业行为 
商業行為 
shang1 ye4 xing2 wei2 
 
 
business activity; commercial activity 
商业银行 
商業銀行 
shang1 ye4 yin2 hang2 
 
 
commercial bank 
上海浦东发展银行 
上海浦東發展銀行 
shang4 hai3 pu3 dong1 fa1 zhan3 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank 
上行 
上行 
shang4 xing2 
 
 
(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital); (of river boats) to go against the current; to submit (a document) to higher authorities 
上行下效 
上行下傚 
shang4 xing2 xia4 xiao4 
 
 
subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom) 
蛇行 
蛇行 
she2 xing2 
 
 
to creep; to zigzag; to meander; to weave 
社会行动 
社會行動 
she4 hui4 xing2 dong4 
 
 
social actions 
身体力行 
身體力行 
shen1 ti3 li4 xing2 
 
 
to practice what one preaches (idiom) 
审慎行事 
審慎行事 
shen3 shen4 xing2 shi4 
 
 
to act prudently; steering a cautious course 
盛行 
盛行 
sheng4 xing2 
 
 
to be in vogue; to be prevalent 
师父领进门,修行在个人 
師父領進門,修行在個人 
shi1 fu5 ling3 jin4 men2 - xiu1 xing2 zai4 ge4 ren2 
 
 
the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you; you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink 
施行 
施行 
shi1 xing2 
 
 
to put in place; to put into practice; to take effect 
时空旅行 
時空旅行 
shi2 kong1 lv3 xing2 
 
 
time travel 
十四行诗 
十四行詩 
shi2 si4 hang2 shi1 
 
 
sonnet 
实行 
實行 
shi2 xing2 
 
 
to implement; to carry out; to put into practice 
食衣住行 
食衣住行 
shi2 yi1 zhu4 xing2 
 
 
see 衣食住行 
使徒行传 
使徒行傳 
shi3 tu2 xing2 zhuan4 
 
 
Acts of the Apostles (New Testament) 
世行 
世行 
shi4 hang2 
 
 
World Bank; abbr. for 世界銀行|世界银行 
世界银行 
世界銀行 
shi4 jie4 yin2 hang2 
 
 
World Bank 
事怕行家 
事怕行家 
shi4 pa4 hang2 jia1 
 
 
an expert always produces the best work (idiom) 
示威游行 
示威遊行 
shi4 wei1 you2 xing2 
 
 
(protest) demonstration 
试行 
試行 
shi4 xing2 
 
 
to try out; to test 
势在必行 
勢在必行 
shi4 zai4 bi4 xing2 
 
 
circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary; imperative 
首席执行官 
首席執行官 
shou3 xi2 zhi2 xing2 guan1 
 
 
chief executive officer (CEO) 
兽行 
獸行 
shou4 xing2 
 
 
brutal act; bestiality 
顺行 
順行 
shun4 xing2 
 
 
circular motion in the same sense as the sun; clockwise 
私行 
私行 
si1 xing2 
 
 
to travel on private business; to act without official approval; to inspect incognito; to act in one's own interest 
死刑缓期执行 
死刑緩期執行 
si3 xing2 huan3 qi1 zhi2 xing2 
 
 
deferred death sentence; abbr. to 死緩|死缓 
肆行 
肆行 
si4 xing2 
 
 
to act recklessly 
送行 
送行 
song4 xing2 
 
 
to see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party 
随行就市 
隨行就市 
sui2 hang2 jiu4 shi4 
 
 
(of a price) to fluctuate according to the market; to sell at the market price 
随行 
隨行 
sui2 xing2 
 
 
to accompany 
随行人员 
隨行人員 
sui2 xing2 ren2 yuan2 
 
 
entourage; retinue 
孙行者 
孫行者 
sun1 xing2 zhe3 
 
 
Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 
太古洋行 
太古洋行 
tai4 gu3 yang2 hang2 
 
 
Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank) 
太行山 
太行山 
tai4 hang2 shan1 
 
 
Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi 
太空行走 
太空行走 
tai4 kong1 xing2 zou3 
 
 
spacewalk 
特别行政区 
特別行政區 
te4 bie2 xing2 zheng4 qu1 
 
 
special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门; refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government; refers to special zones in North Korea an 
特立独行 
特立獨行 
te4 li4 du2 xing2 
 
 
to be unconventional; independence of action 
天马行空 
天馬行空 
tian1 ma3 xing2 kong1 
 
 
like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom); (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative; unconstrained in style 
天行赤眼 
天行赤眼 
tian1 xing2 chi4 yan3 
 
 
acute contagious conjunctivitis (TCM) 
听其言而观其行 
聽其言而觀其行 
ting1 qi2 yan2 er2 guan1 qi2 xing2 
 
 
hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions 
听其言观其行 
聽其言觀其行 
ting1 qi2 yan2 guan1 qi2 xing2 
 
 
hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions 
通行 
通行 
tong1 xing2 
 
 
to go through; a passage through; in general use; a pass or laissez-passer; a license (to a computer account) 
通行税 
通行稅 
tong1 xing2 shui4 
 
 
toll 
通行无阻 
通行無阻 
tong1 xing2 wu2 zu3 
 
 
unobstructed passage; to go through unhindered 
通行证 
通行證 
tong1 xing2 zheng4 
 
 
a pass (authority to enter); a laissez-passer or safe conduct 
通讯行业 
通訊行業 
tong1 xun4 hang2 ye4 
 
 
communications industry 
通用串行总线 
通用串行總線 
tong1 yong4 chuan4 xing2 zong3 xian4 
 
 
Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer) 
同行 
同行 
tong2 hang2 
 
 
person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry 
同行 
同行 
tong2 xing2 
 
 
to journey together 
徒步旅行 
徒步旅行 
tu2 bu4 lv3 xing2 
 
 
hiking 
土到不行 
土到不行 
tu3 dao4 bu4 xing2 
 
 
old-fashioned; extremely kitsch 
团体行 
團體行 
tuan2 ti3 xing2 
 
 
group travel 
推行 
推行 
tui1 xing2 
 
 
to put into effect; to carry out 
退出运行 
退出運行 
tui4 chu1 yun4 xing2 
 
 
to decommission 
退行 
退行 
tui4 xing2 
 
 
to recede; to degenerate; to regress 
退行性 
退行性 
tui4 xing2 xing4 
 
 
degenerative; retrograde 
拖行 
拖行 
tuo1 xing2 
 
 
to drag; to tow 
托运行李 
托運行李 
tuo1 yun4 xing2 li5 
 
 
luggage that has been checked in (on flight) 
外行 
外行 
wai4 hang2 
 
 
layman; amateur 
王不留行 
王不留行 
wang2 bu4 liu2 xing2 
 
 
cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis); cowherb seeds (used in TCM) 
危言危行 
危言危行 
wei1 yan2 wei1 xing2 
 
 
upright and plainspoken (idiom) 
蜗行 
蝸行 
wo1 xing2 
 
 
snail's pace 
蜗行牛步 
蝸行牛步 
wo1 xing2 niu2 bu4 
 
 
lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom); fig. to move at a snail's pace; to make slow progress 
我行我素 
我行我素 
wo3 xing2 wo3 su4 
 
 
to continue in one's own way (idiom) 
无人飞行器 
無人飛行器 
wu2 ren2 fei1 xing2 qi4 
 
 
drone; unmanned aerial vehicle 
五行八作 
五行八作 
wu3 hang2 ba1 zuo1 
 
 
all the trades; people of all trades and professions 
五行 
五行 
wu3 xing2 
 
 
five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 
下行 
下行 
xia4 xing2 
 
 
(of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital); (of river boats) to travel downstream; to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels; (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom 
先行 
先行 
xian1 xing2 
 
 
to precede others; in advance 
先行者 
先行者 
xian1 xing2 zhe3 
 
 
forerunner 
现行 
現行 
xian4 xing2 
 
 
to be in effect; in force; current 
现行犯 
現行犯 
xian4 xing2 fan4 
 
 
criminal caught red-handed 
香港银行公会 
香港銀行公會 
xiang1 gang3 yin2 hang2 gong1 hui4 
 
 
Hong Kong Association of Banks 
相机而行 
相機而行 
xiang4 ji1 er2 xing2 
 
 
to act according to the situation (idiom) 
相机行事 
相機行事 
xiang4 ji1 xing2 shi4 
 
 
to act as circumstances dictate (idiom) 
销行 
銷行 
xiao1 xing2 
 
 
to sell; to be on sale; to be sold 
小行星 
小行星 
xiao3 xing2 xing1 
 
 
asteroid; minor planet 
小行星带 
小行星帶 
xiao3 xing2 xing1 dai4 
 
 
asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter 
携程旅行网 
攜程旅行網 
xie2 cheng2 lv3 xing2 wang3 
 
 
Ctrip.com, PRC travel agency 
携手同行 
攜手同行 
xie2 shou3 tong2 xing2 
 
 
to walk hand in hand; to cooperate 
星际旅行 
星際旅行 
xing1 ji4 lv3 xing2 
 
 
Star Trek (US TV and film series) 
兴业银行 
興業銀行 
xing1 ye4 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Société Générale 
行百里者半九十 
行百里者半九十 
xing2 bai3 li3 zhe3 ban4 jiu3 shi2 
 
 
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom); fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets; a task is not done until it's done 
行板 
行板 
xing2 ban3 
 
 
andante; at a walking pace 
行波管 
行波管 
xing2 bo1 guan3 
 
 
traveling wave tube (electronics) 
行不从径 
行不從徑 
xing2 bu4 cong2 jing4 
 
 
lit. not following the straight path (idiom); fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study 
行不改姓,坐不改名 
行不改姓,坐不改名 
xing2 bu4 gai3 xing4 - zuo4 bu4 gai3 ming2 
 
 
see 行不更名,坐不改姓 
行不更名,坐不改姓 
行不更名,坐不改姓 
xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 - zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4 
 
 
I am who I am (and I'm not ashamed); fig. to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions 
行不顾言 
行不顧言 
xing2 bu4 gu4 yan2 
 
 
to say one thing and do another (idiom) 
行不由径 
行不由徑 
xing2 bu4 you2 jing4 
 
 
lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest 
行不通 
行不通 
xing2 bu5 tong1 
 
 
won't work; will get (you) nowhere 
行草 
行草 
xing2 cao3 
 
 
semi-cursive script 
行车 
行車 
xing2 che1 
 
 
to drive a vehicle; movement of vehicles 
行程 
行程 
xing2 cheng2 
 
 
journey; course of a journey; distance traveled; trajectory; itinerary; route; course (of history) 
行程单 
行程單 
xing2 cheng2 dan1 
 
 
(e-ticket) itinerary receipt 
行船 
行船 
xing2 chuan2 
 
 
to sail a boat; to navigate 
行刺 
行刺 
xing2 ci4 
 
 
to assassinate; to commit a murder 
行得通 
行得通 
xing2 de5 tong1 
 
 
practicable; realizable; will work 
行动 
行動 
xing2 dong4 
 
 
operation; action; to move; mobile 
行动不便 
行動不便 
xing2 dong4 bu4 bian4 
 
 
unable to move freely; difficult to get about 
行动电话 
行動電話 
xing2 dong4 dian4 hua4 
 
 
mobile telephone 
行动方案 
行動方案 
xing2 dong4 fang1 an4 
 
 
program of action 
行动纲领 
行動綱領 
xing2 dong4 gang1 ling3 
 
 
action plan; program of action 
行动缓慢 
行動緩慢 
xing2 dong4 huan3 man4 
 
 
lagging; slow to move; tardy 
行动计划 
行動計劃 
xing2 dong4 ji4 hua4 
 
 
action plan 
行动艺术家 
行動藝術家 
xing2 dong4 yi4 shu4 jia1 
 
 
performance artist 
行动主义 
行動主義 
xing2 dong4 zhu3 yi4 
 
 
activism 
行动自由 
行動自由 
xing2 dong4 zi4 you2 
 
 
freedom of action 
行房 
行房 
xing2 fang2 
 
 
euphemism for sexual intercourse; to go to bed with sb 
行宫 
行宮 
xing2 gong1 
 
 
temporary imperial residence 
行好 
行好 
xing2 hao3 
 
 
to give to charity; philanthropic 
行贿 
行賄 
xing2 hui4 
 
 
to bribe; to give bribes 
行迹 
行跡 
xing2 ji4 
 
 
tracks; traces; movements 
行将 
行將 
xing2 jiang1 
 
 
ready to start on sth; about to act 
行将告罄 
行將告罄 
xing2 jiang1 gao4 qing4 
 
 
to run short (idiom) 
行将结束 
行將結束 
xing2 jiang1 jie2 shu4 
 
 
approaching the end; about to conclude 
行将就木 
行將就木 
xing2 jiang1 jiu4 mu4 
 
 
to approach one's coffin (idiom); with one foot in the grave 
行脚 
行腳 
xing2 jiao3 
 
 
(of a monk) to travel; itinerant 
行进 
行進 
xing2 jin4 
 
 
to advance; forward motion 
行进挡 
行進擋 
xing2 jin4 dang3 
 
 
forward gear 
行经 
行經 
xing2 jing1 
 
 
to pass by; menstruation 
行径 
行徑 
xing2 jing4 
 
 
path; conduct; behavior 
行酒令 
行酒令 
xing2 jiu3 ling4 
 
 
to play a drinking game 
行军 
行軍 
xing2 jun1 
 
 
a march (army); to march 
行军床 
行軍床 
xing2 jun1 chuang2 
 
 
camp bed; bivouac 
行军礼 
行軍禮 
xing2 jun1 li3 
 
 
military salute 
行军路线 
行軍路線 
xing2 jun1 lu4 xian4 
 
 
army itinerary; route of march 
行客 
行客 
xing2 ke4 
 
 
visitor; traveler 
行礼 
行禮 
xing2 li3 
 
 
to salute; to make one's salutations 
行李搬运工 
行李搬運工 
xing2 li3 ban1 yun4 gong1 
 
 
baggage handler 
行礼如仪 
行禮如儀 
xing2 li3 ru2 yi4 
 
 
to perform the ritual bows; to follow the customary ceremonies 
行李 
行李 
xing2 li5 
 
 
luggage 
行李传送带 
行李傳送帶 
xing2 li5 chuan2 song4 dai4 
 
 
luggage conveyor belt; carousel 
行李袋 
行李袋 
xing2 li5 dai4 
 
 
travel bag 
行李房 
行李房 
xing2 li5 fang2 
 
 
luggage office 
行李架 
行李架 
xing2 li5 jia4 
 
 
luggage rack 
行李票 
行李票 
xing2 li5 piao4 
 
 
baggage tag 
行李箱 
行李箱 
xing2 li5 xiang1 
 
 
suitcase; baggage compartment; overhead bin; (car) trunk; boot 
行李员 
行李員 
xing2 li5 yuan2 
 
 
porter; bellboy 
行令 
行令 
xing2 ling4 
 
 
to issue orders; to order sb to drink in a drinking game 
行路 
行路 
xing2 lu4 
 
 
to travel; transport 
行旅 
行旅 
xing2 lv3 
 
 
traveler; wanderer; vagabond; rolling stone 
行囊 
行囊 
xing2 nang2 
 
 
traveling bag; luggage 
行骗 
行騙 
xing2 pian4 
 
 
to cheat; to deceive 
行期 
行期 
xing2 qi1 
 
 
departure date; time to leave 
行乞 
行乞 
xing2 qi3 
 
 
to beg; to ask for alms 
行千里路,读万卷书 
行千里路,讀萬卷書 
xing2 qian1 li3 lu4 - du2 wan4 juan4 shu1 
 
 
see 行萬里路,讀萬卷書|行万里路,读万卷书 
行窃 
行竊 
xing2 qie4 
 
 
to steal; to commit a robbery 
行箧 
行篋 
xing2 qie4 
 
 
traveling suitcase 
行人 
行人 
xing2 ren2 
 
 
pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor 
行人安全岛 
行人安全島 
xing2 ren2 an1 quan2 dao3 
 
 
pedestrian refuge; traffic island 
行人径 
行人徑 
xing2 ren2 jing4 
 
 
footway 
行色匆匆 
行色匆匆 
xing2 se4 cong1 cong1 
 
 
hurried; in a haste 
行善 
行善 
xing2 shan4 
 
 
to do good works; to be merciful 
行省 
行省 
xing2 sheng3 
 
 
province (old) 
行尸走肉 
行屍走肉 
xing2 shi1 zou3 rou4 
 
 
walking corpse (idiom); zombie; person who lives only on the material level 
行使 
行使 
xing2 shi3 
 
 
to exercise (a right etc) 
行驶 
行駛 
xing2 shi3 
 
 
to travel along a route (of vehicles etc) 
行使职权 
行使職權 
xing2 shi3 zhi2 quan2 
 
 
to exercise power 
行事 
行事 
xing2 shi4 
 
 
to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct 
行事历 
行事曆 
xing2 shi4 li4 
 
 
calendar; schedule 
行书 
行書 
xing2 shu1 
 
 
running script; semi-cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) 
行署 
行署 
xing2 shu3 
 
 
administrative office 
行唐 
行唐 
xing2 tang2 
 
 
Xingtang county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄, Hebei 
行唐县 
行唐縣 
xing2 tang2 xian4 
 
 
Xingtang county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄, Hebei 
行体 
行體 
xing2 ti3 
 
 
see 行書|行书 
行头 
行頭 
xing2 tou5 
 
 
a person's clothing; outfit; actor's costume 
行万里路,读万卷书 
行萬里路,讀萬卷書 
xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 - du2 wan4 juan4 shu1 
 
 
Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom); Learn as much as you can and do all you can. 
行万里路胜读万卷书 
行萬里路勝讀萬捲書 
xing2 wan4 li3 lu4 sheng4 du2 wan4 juan3 shu1 
 
 
to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books 
行为 
行為 
xing2 wei2 
 
 
action; conduct; behavior; activity 
行为数据 
行為數據 
xing2 wei2 shu4 ju4 
 
 
behavioral data (marketing) 
行为主义 
行為主義 
xing2 wei2 zhu3 yi4 
 
 
behaviorism 
行为准则 
行為準則 
xing2 wei2 zhun3 ze2 
 
 
code of conduct; standard of conduct 
行文 
行文 
xing2 wen2 
 
 
writing style (formal); to send an official written communication 
行销 
行銷 
xing2 xiao1 
 
 
to sell; marketing 
行销诉求 
行銷訴求 
xing2 xiao1 su4 qiu2 
 
 
marketing message 
行星 
行星 
xing2 xing1 
 
 
planet 
行星际 
行星際 
xing2 xing1 ji4 
 
 
interplanetary 
行刑 
行刑 
xing2 xing2 
 
 
to carry out a (death) sentence; execution 
行刑队 
行刑隊 
xing2 xing2 dui4 
 
 
firing squad 
行凶 
行兇 
xing2 xiong1 
 
 
violent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder) 
行凶者 
行兇者 
xing2 xiong1 zhe3 
 
 
perpetrator 
行医 
行醫 
xing2 yi1 
 
 
to practice medicine (esp. in private practice) 
行淫 
行淫 
xing2 yin2 
 
 
to commit adultery 
行有余力 
行有餘力 
xing2 you3 yu2 li4 
 
 
after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities 
行云流水 
行雲流水 
xing2 yun2 liu2 shui3 
 
 
lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom); fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc; natural and unforced 
行者 
行者 
xing2 zhe3 
 
 
pedestrian; walker; itinerant monk 
行政 
行政 
xing2 zheng4 
 
 
administrative; executive (attributive) 
行政部门 
行政部門 
xing2 zheng4 bu4 men2 
 
 
administrative department; administration; executive (government branch) 
行政单位 
行政單位 
xing2 zheng4 dan1 wei4 
 
 
administrative unit (e.g. province 省, prefecture 地區|地区 or county 縣|县) 
行政法 
行政法 
xing2 zheng4 fa3 
 
 
administrative law 
行政公署 
行政公署 
xing2 zheng4 gong1 shu3 
 
 
administrative office 
行政管理 
行政管理 
xing2 zheng4 guan3 li3 
 
 
administration; administrative management 
行政会议 
行政會議 
xing2 zheng4 hui4 yi4 
 
 
Executive Council (Hong Kong) 
行政机关 
行政機關 
xing2 zheng4 ji1 guan1 
 
 
administrative authority; branch of government 
行政救济 
行政救濟 
xing2 zheng4 jiu4 ji4 
 
 
administrative remedy 
行政命令 
行政命令 
xing2 zheng4 ming4 ling4 
 
 
executive order 
行政区 
行政區 
xing2 zheng4 qu1 
 
 
administrative district 
行政区划 
行政區劃 
xing2 zheng4 qu1 hua4 
 
 
administrative subdivision 
行政区画 
行政區畫 
xing2 zheng4 qu1 hua4 
 
 
administrative subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties) 
行政区划图 
行政區劃圖 
xing2 zheng4 qu1 hua4 tu2 
 
 
political map 
行政区域 
行政區域 
xing2 zheng4 qu1 yu4 
 
 
administrative area 
行政权 
行政權 
xing2 zheng4 quan2 
 
 
administrative authority; executive power 
行政员 
行政員 
xing2 zheng4 yuan2 
 
 
administrator 
行政院 
行政院 
xing2 zheng4 yuan4 
 
 
Executive Yuan, the executive branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan 
行政长官 
行政長官 
xing2 zheng4 zhang3 guan1 
 
 
chief executive; magistrate 
行政总厨 
行政總廚 
xing2 zheng4 zong3 chu2 
 
 
executive chef 
行之有效 
行之有效 
xing2 zhi1 you3 xiao4 
 
 
to be effective (idiom) 
行止 
行止 
xing2 zhi3 
 
 
movements; attitude; behavior; whereabouts; tracks 
行装 
行裝 
xing2 zhuang1 
 
 
clothes and other items packed for traveling; baggage; luggage 
行状 
行狀 
xing2 zhuang4 
 
 
person's background 
行踪 
行蹤 
xing2 zong1 
 
 
whereabouts; (lose) track (of) 
行走 
行走 
xing2 zou3 
 
 
to walk 
行侠仗义 
行俠仗義 
xing4 xia2 zhang4 yi4 
 
 
to be chivalrous 
性行 
性行 
xing4 xing2 
 
 
sexual activity 
性行为 
性行為 
xing4 xing2 wei2 
 
 
sexual behavior 
修行 
修行 
xiu1 xing2 
 
 
religious practice (Buddhism) 
修行人 
修行人 
xiu1 xing2 ren2 
 
 
person pursuing religious practice (Buddhism) 
徐行 
徐行 
xu2 xing2 
 
 
to walk slowly; to stroll 
叙功行赏 
敘功行賞 
xu4 gong1 xing2 shang3 
 
 
to review records and decide on rewards (idiom) 
旋转行李传送带 
旋轉行李傳送帶 
xuan2 zhuan3 xing2 li5 chuan2 song4 dai4 
 
 
luggage conveyor belt; carousel 
学如逆水行舟,不进则退 
學如逆水行舟,不進則退 
xue2 ru2 ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1 - bu4 jin4 ze2 tui4 
 
 
Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back 
牙行 
牙行 
ya2 hang2 
 
 
middleman (in former times); broker 
亚洲开发银行 
亞洲開發銀行 
ya4 zhou1 kai1 fa1 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Asian Development Bank 
烟花行院 
煙花行院 
yan1 hua1 xing2 yuan4 
 
 
brothel (esp. in Yuan theater) 
言必信,行必果 
言必信,行必果 
yan2 bi4 xin4 - xing2 bi4 guo3 
 
 
one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb) 
言行 
言行 
yan2 xing2 
 
 
words and actions; what one says and what one does 
言行若一 
言行若一 
yan2 xing2 ruo4 yi1 
 
 
word and actions coincide (idiom); to live up to one's word; to match words with deeds; Practice what you preach. 
言行一致 
言行一致 
yan2 xing2 yi1 zhi4 
 
 
word and actions coincide (idiom); to live up to one's word; to match words with deeds; Practice what you preach. 
央行 
央行 
yang1 hang2 
 
 
abbr. for various central banks, notably 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行 and 中央銀行|中央银行 
央行 
央行 
yang1 hang2 
 
 
central bank 
洋行 
洋行 
yang2 hang2 
 
 
foreign firm (old) 
夜行 
夜行 
ye4 xing2 
 
 
night walk; night departure; nocturnal 
夜行军 
夜行軍 
ye4 xing2 jun1 
 
 
a night march 
夜行性 
夜行性 
ye4 xing2 xing4 
 
 
nocturnal 
夜行昼伏 
夜行晝伏 
ye4 xing2 zhou4 fu2 
 
 
to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom) 
依计行事 
依計行事 
yi1 ji4 xing2 shi4 
 
 
to act according to plan 
一目十行 
一目十行 
yi1 mu4 shi2 hang2 
 
 
ten lines at a glance (idiom); to read very rapidly 
衣食住行 
衣食住行 
yi1 shi2 zhu4 xing2 
 
 
clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs 
一行 
一行 
yi1 xing2 
 
 
party; delegation 
一言一行 
一言一行 
yi1 yan2 yi1 xing2 
 
 
every word and action (idiom) 
一意孤行 
一意孤行 
yi1 yi4 gu1 xing2 
 
 
obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom); willful; one's own way; dogmatic 
义行 
義行 
yi4 xing2 
 
 
righteous deed 
义勇军进行曲 
義勇軍進行曲 
yi4 yong3 jun1 jin4 xing2 qu3 
 
 
March of the Volunteer Army (PRC National Anthem) 
银行 
銀行 
yin2 hang2 
 
 
bank 
银行对账单 
銀行對賬單 
yin2 hang2 dui4 zhang4 dan1 
 
 
bank statement 
银行家 
銀行家 
yin2 hang2 jia1 
 
 
banker 
银行卡 
銀行卡 
yin2 hang2 ka3 
 
 
bank card; ATM card 
银行业 
銀行業 
yin2 hang2 ye4 
 
 
banking 
银行业务 
銀行業務 
yin2 hang2 ye4 wu4 
 
 
banking 
淫行 
淫行 
yin2 xing2 
 
 
wanton or lascivious behavior; adulterous behavior 
印行 
印行 
yin4 xing2 
 
 
to print and distribute; to publish 
英格兰银行 
英格蘭銀行 
ying1 ge2 lan2 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Bank of England 
游行 
遊行 
you2 xing2 
 
 
march; parade; demonstration 
有德行 
有德行 
you3 de2 xing2 
 
 
virtuous 
瑜伽行派 
瑜伽行派 
yu2 jia1 xing2 pai4 
 
 
see 唯識宗|唯识宗 
原发性进行性失语 
原發性進行性失語 
yuan2 fa1 xing4 jin4 xing2 xing4 shi1 yu3 
 
 
primary progressive aphasia (PPA), speech disorder (sometimes related to dementia) 
远行 
遠行 
yuan3 xing2 
 
 
a long journey; far from home 
运行 
運行 
yun4 xing2 
 
 
to move along one's course (of celestial bodies etc); (fig.) to function; to be in operation; (of a train service etc) to operate; to run; (of a computer) to run 
运行方式 
運行方式 
yun4 xing2 fang1 shi4 
 
 
operating method; running mode 
运行时 
運行時 
yun4 xing2 shi2 
 
 
run-time (in computing) 
运行时错误 
運行時錯誤 
yun4 xing2 shi2 cuo4 wu4 
 
 
run-time error (in computing) 
运行状况 
運行狀況 
yun4 xing2 zhuang4 kuang4 
 
 
operational state; running state 
在行 
在行 
zai4 hang2 
 
 
to be adept at sth; to be an expert in a trade or profession 
暂行 
暫行 
zan4 xing2 
 
 
provisional 
渣打银行 
渣打銀行 
zha1 da3 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Standard Chartered Bank 
支行 
支行 
zhi1 hang2 
 
 
sub-branch of a bank 
知易行难 
知易行難 
zhi1 yi4 xing2 nan2 
 
 
easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom); easier said than done 
直道而行 
直道而行 
zhi2 dao4 er2 xing2 
 
 
lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity 
直情径行 
直情徑行 
zhi2 qing2 jing4 xing2 
 
 
straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom) 
直行 
直行 
zhi2 xing2 
 
 
to go straight; straight forward; fig. to do right 
执行 
執行 
zhi2 xing2 
 
 
to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run 
执行人 
執行人 
zhi2 xing2 ren2 
 
 
executioner (hangman); business executor 
执行长 
執行長 
zhi2 xing2 zhang3 
 
 
chief executive 
执行指挥官 
執行指揮官 
zhi2 xing2 zhi3 hui1 guan1 
 
 
executing commander 
置入性行销 
置入性行銷 
zhi4 ru4 xing4 xing2 xiao1 
 
 
product placement 
中国工商银行 
中國工商銀行 
zhong1 guo2 gong1 shang1 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) 
中国光大银行 
中國光大銀行 
zhong1 guo2 guang1 da4 yin2 hang2 
 
 
China Everbright Bank 
中国建设银行 
中國建設銀行 
zhong1 guo2 jian4 she4 yin2 hang2 
 
 
China Construction Bank 
中国进出口银行 
中國進出口銀行 
zhong1 guo2 jin4 chu1 kou3 yin2 hang2 
 
 
The Export-Import Bank of China (state owned bank) 
中国农业银行 
中國農業銀行 
zhong1 guo2 nong2 ye4 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Agricultural Bank of China 
中国人民银行 
中國人民銀行 
zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 yin2 hang2 
 
 
People's Bank of China 
中国银行 
中國銀行 
zhong1 guo2 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Bank of China (BoC) 
中国银行业监督管理委员会 
中國銀行業監督管理委員會 
zhong1 guo2 yin2 hang2 ye4 jian1 du1 guan3 li3 wei3 yuan2 hui4 
 
 
China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) 
中行 
中行 
zhong1 hang2 
 
 
abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行 
中信银行 
中信銀行 
zhong1 xin4 yin2 hang2 
 
 
China CITIC Bank 
中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室 
中央人民政府駐香港特別行政區聯絡辦公室 
zhong1 yang1 ren2 min2 zheng4 fu3 zhu4 xiang1 gang3 te4 bie2 xing2 zheng4 qu1 lian2 luo4 ban4 gong1 shi4 
 
 
Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 
中央银行 
中央銀行 
zhong1 yang1 yin2 hang2 
 
 
Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) 
中央银行 
中央銀行 
zhong1 yang1 yin2 hang2 
 
 
central bank 
中央执行委员会 
中央執行委員會 
zhong1 yang1 zhi2 xing2 wei3 yuan2 hui4 
 
 
Central Executive Committee 
逐行 
逐行 
zhu2 hang2 
 
 
line by line (translation, scanning etc); progressive 
逐行扫描 
逐行掃描 
zhu2 hang2 sao3 miao2 
 
 
line by line scanning; progressive scanning 
逐行 
逐行 
zhu2 xing2 
 
 
progressive 
转行 
轉行 
zhuan3 hang2 
 
 
to change profession 
字里行间 
字裡行間 
zi4 li3 hang2 jian1 
 
 
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning; connotations 
自行 
自行 
zi4 xing2 
 
 
voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self- 
自行车 
自行車 
zi4 xing2 che1 
 
 
bicycle; bike 
自行车馆 
自行車館 
zi4 xing2 che1 guan3 
 
 
cycling stadium; velodrome 
自行车架 
自行車架 
zi4 xing2 che1 jia4 
 
 
bike rack; bicycle frame 
自行车赛 
自行車賽 
zi4 xing2 che1 sai4 
 
 
cycle race 
自行了断 
自行了斷 
zi4 xing2 liao3 duan4 
 
 
to take one's life 
自行其是 
自行其是 
zi4 xing2 qi2 shi4 
 
 
to act as one thinks fit; to have one's own way 
恣行无忌 
恣行無忌 
zi4 xing2 wu2 ji4 
 
 
to behave recklessly 
恣意行乐 
恣意行樂 
zi4 yi4 xing2 le4 
 
 
to abandon restraint and have a fling (idiom) 
自由行 
自由行 
zi4 you2 xing2 
 
 
travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group 
罪行 
罪行 
zui4 xing2 
 
 
crime; offense 
罪行累累 
罪行累累 
zui4 xing2 lei3 lei3 
 
 
having an extensive criminal record 
遵行 
遵行 
zun1 xing2 
 
 
to follow; to obey; compliance