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Definitions
- 1. row
- 2. line
- 3. commercial firm
- 4. line of business
- 5. profession
- 6. to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age)
- 7. (in data tables) row
Example Sentences
1 shown飛 行 員用無線電與機場溝通。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 行
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
pedestrian underpass
feasibility study
executable (computing)
(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
senior executive
to fulfill (one's obligations)
to miss a line
contrail
to oppress
racing bicycle; road bike
to serve (a sentence) outside prison (law)
practicable
to implement
to change profession
sonnet
pedestrian
having an extensive criminal record
Didi Chuxing Technology Co., aka DiDi, app-based transportation company, headquartered in Beijing, founded in 2012
think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
to fulfill (one's obligations)
administrative district
rampant
to go through
to exercise (a right etc)
to drag; to tow
hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
antisocial behavior
traffic passage
airplane mode (on an electronic device)
sexual obsession
lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom)
line break (computing)
to be effective (idiom)
to walk slowly
People's Bank of China
Lenghu county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
words and actions
operation
baggage tag
to perform walking meditation
to bribe
while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
banker
to crawl
(student's) behavior
crosswalk
to hold (a meeting
semicursive script
on leaving
interplanetary
after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities
piracy
(usu. pejorative) conduct; behavior; act
cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis)
to see someone off
military salute
Société Générale
Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai
chief executive
all the trades
to communicate
traveler
evil or wicked conduct
pedestrian-vehicle mixed use
parallel port (computing)
to travel
a form of Yuefu 樂府|乐府 mourning song or elegy
traffic
run-time error (in computing)
deferred death sentence
to go on the rampage
City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau (PRC)
to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
bike rack
hurried
marketing message
to say one thing and do another (idiom)
connoisseur
Lenghu county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
to carry out (obligation) conscientiously
qualities that make sth popular or fashionable
trading company
hard to pass
brutal act
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
pedestrian group (e.g. of tourists etc)
criminal caught red-handed
to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others
to interlace
journey around the world
see 令行禁止[lìng xíng jìn zhǐ]
a march (army)
altruistic behavior
parallel lines
to accompany
to act prudently
see 衣食住行[yī shí zhù xíng]
bank statement
Hellobike, transportation service platform
extremely
forward gear
car-free zone
andante
flight recorder
see 行不更名，坐不改姓[xíng bù gēng míng , zuò bù gǎi xìng]
lit. to go straight (idiom, from Analects); to act with integrity
to slide
Bank of Japan
commercial bank
(registered) company
Barclays Bank
Bank of China (BoC)
behavior
to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent
to hike
to pass by
chief executive
an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
I am who I am and not ashamed of it; to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions
bank
incentive travel
popular jargon
toll
(slang) threesome
to execute
sidewalk
(to do sth) separately; as a separate action
to change profession
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
epidemic strain
running script; semicursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
Bank for International Settlements
subbranch of a bank
to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)
Ctrip.com, PRC travel agency
to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism)
to journey together
circular motion in the same sense as the sun
European Central Bank
China Construction Bank
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
Operation Blessing (charitable relief organization)
administrative office
parallel computing
major epidemic
each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)
non-state actor
product placement
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
to try out
March of the Volunteer Army (PRC National Anthem)
perpetrator
serial port (computing)
a night march
to precede others
to follow
violent crime
epidemiology
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
ground beetle
social actions
to act as a substitute; to act on sb's behalf
to do sth by force
to personally undertake or manage
morality and conduct
you're incredible (often an ironic expression of vexation, but can also express approbation)
to put into effect
code of conduct
Executive Council (Hong Kong)
savage act
flight record
dashcam
feasible
to fashion after
foraging
one's line
feasibility
to beg
to ride (a bicycle, horse, motorbike etc)
executioner (hangman)
Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[sūn wù kōng], the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[xī yóu jì]
to recede
hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
operating method
(of a contagious disease etc) to spread
administrative department
luggage conveyor belt; baggage carousel
Banco Delta Asia S.A.R.L., Macau
see 一目十行[yī mù shí háng]
Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi
to abandon restraint and have a fling (idiom)
China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC)
action plan
calendar
provisional
to sail a boat
to do the very opposite
to walk sideways
to decommission
to act as circumstances dictate (idiom)
parallel
to proceed in parallel
between rows
epidemic disease
to know the ropes
the two mass scuttling operations carried out by the German navy: the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919 and Operation Regenbogen, the scuttling of U-boats in 1945
ready to start on sth
African Development Bank
connoisseur
every word and action (idiom)
Minhang District of Shanghai
degenerative
military operation
whereabouts
Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue
Hang Seng Bank, Hong Kong
Deutsche Bank
formal recommendation letter in eight columns
Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer)
reptile
to salute
a pass (authority to enter)
Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
(law) judgement defaulter (person who has failed to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement, such as paying compensation to sb, despite having the means to do so)
traveling bag
interpreted (computer)
fig. to move at a snail's pace
to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
won't work
to travel on private business
to continue in one's own way (idiom)
single volume edition
to do (sth) with rigor
administration
Acts of the Apostles (New Testament)
to move along one's course (of celestial bodies etc)
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
to let pass
environmentalism
to carry out a (death) sentence
Xingtang county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
to walk alone (idiom)
to walk slowly
misfortune does not come singly (idiom)
crosswalk; pedestrian crossing
to talk shop all the time (idiom)
file execution
to run in parallel without hindrance
all walks of life (idiom)
pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction
executing commander
taxiway (at airport)
Jovian planet
(law) person required to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement (e.g. to pay compensation to sb)
to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence
see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances
to give a farewell dinner
to walk
trade; profession; industry; business
market price
to adopt (a system, policy, strategy etc)
baggage carousel
travel bag
pedestrian area
to sell
routine business
rapid advance
asteroid
publisher
voluntary
person of the same profession
drone
(idiom) to say one thing and do another
group travel
profession
to behave recklessly
every trade; all professions; all walks of life
person pursuing religious practice (Buddhism)
hitch-hiker
to sail
march (musical)
to patrol
China Development Bank
to travel
to tack against the wind (sailing)
to run short (idiom)
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
Xingtang county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
to commit adultery
interlaced scanning
planet
to drive a vehicle
to steal
administrative subdivision
to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門|澳门
Central Executive Committee
to act as one thinks fit
entourage
walking corpse (idiom)
acute contagious conjunctivitis (TCM)
firing squad
act at one's discretion
(periodical) circulation
to go the wrong way
making decisions without implementing them
the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you
generation and age ranking
track bike
to publish
clearing bank
mountain bike
cycling stadium
tort; infringement (of sb's rights)
to stay together (of a group)
to advance
to rank
lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)fig. to execute every order without fail
to pursue (a course, a policy)
People's Bank of China
camp bed
tour group
(of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital)
see 行萬里路，讀萬卷書|行万里路，读万卷书[xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū]
to creep
mountain hike
unannounced inspection
to take a circular (or circuitous) route
behavioral data (marketing)
Hong Kong Association of Banks
approaching the end
to practice medicine (esp. in private practice)
slow lane
different trades, worlds apart (idiom); to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book
porter
to put in place
Bank of Korea
(HK, Tw) securities house
study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind
cycle race
administrative remedy
row spacing
Huaxia Bank
five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
executive chef
to go on foot
to print and circulate
(coll.) on the point of death
righteous deed
unidentified flying object (UFO)
hate crime
to take action
administrative authority
to put into action
writing style (formal)
performance artist
journey
(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital)
to advance at a snail's pace
Song of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易[bái jū yì]
Provisional Municipal Council of Macau
lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom)
to go through; to pass through; to thread one's way through
layman
Mang'ai county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
to practice strict economy (idiom)
grain retailer (in former times)
team leader (archaic)
to be adept at sth
flight recorder
to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books
nocturnal
virtuous
to carry out; to implement; to keep (one's word)
to approach one's coffin (idiom); with one foot in the grave
ascetic practice
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
bank card
progressive
to cheat
political map
easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom)
banking
good actions
a person's clothing
bike path; bicycle trail; bike lane
feasible
Bai Xingjian (c. 776-826), younger brother of Bai Juyi 白居易[bái jū yì], Tang novelist and poet, author of novel Tale of Courtesan Li Wa 李娃傳|李娃传[lǐ wá zhuàn]
dwarf planet
bicycle; bike
line by line (translation, scanning etc)
slang
spacewalk
Tao Xingzhi (1891-1946), Chinese educator and reformer
warehouse
administrative area
baggage handler
(gaming) action points (points required to complete an action)
Bank of England
to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less
line by line scanning
to issue orders
communications industry
Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
visitor
to review records and decide on rewards (idiom)
to wrap (text)
forerunner
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
central bank
pedestrian precinct
to take one's life
crime
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
operational state
The Export-Import Bank of China (state-owned bank)
unobstructed passage
progressive
action plan
unable to move freely
middleman (in former times)
terrestrial planet
the parallel postulate (geometry)
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
expert
to go straight
(of a price) to fluctuate according to the market
to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
Mang'ai county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[hǎi xī měng gǔ zú zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
publisher
administrator
to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
influenza
Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
administrative law
unable to move a single step (idiom)
one-way street
car-related business
freedom of action
remitting bank
departure date
to walk hand in hand
merchant bank
executive order
traveler's check
Asian Development Bank
hiking
clothes and other items packed for traveling
pop music
subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group
routine (task, procedure etc)
see 行萬里路，讀萬卷書|行万里路，读万卷书[xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū]
to march; to parade; to demonstrate
night walk
public administration
troops
lit. not following the straight path (idiom); fig. looking for a shortcut to get ahead in work or study
to act recklessly
series
Bank of Communications
executable program
to translate sth into action
straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
authorized goods
development bank
(math.) parallelepiped
to act according to plan
to come individually
offering memorandum (for public stock issue)
to be popular for a while; to be all the rage for a time
somnambulism
luggage rack
gradually proceed, gradually get further apart
(protest) demonstration
time travel
reptiles
pilot
tracks
skills acquired through religious practice
a long journey
to print and distribute
prevalence; incidence
roadway
administrative authority
to practice what one preaches (idiom)
traveler
Executive Yuan, the executive branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
behaviorism
jargon
issue for enforcement
banking
to advance
to sell
to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
traveling salesman
luggage that has been checked in (on flight)
sexual behavior
to become fashionable
loner
travel equipment
fast lane
travel bag
parallel universe
(e-ticket) itinerary receipt
Bancorp, a US bank
to do good works
a bonus issue (a form of dividend payment)
(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
Tour de France cycle race
activism
quotation on market price
bank president
determinant (math.)
luggage office
the charts (of best-sellers)
to exercise power
administration
footway
like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom)
one-way road
administrative subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)
to play a drinking game
to be charitable
pedestrian
travel agency
ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)
action
program of action
primary progressive aphasia (PPA), speech disorder (sometimes related to dementia)
(literary) brief obituary
scandal
(of a bus, a train, a boat) to start off
movements
parallel program
see 行書|行书[xíng shū]
mixed use (e.g. pedestrians and vehicles)
persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
Citibank
(literary) to go forward
to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
Agricultural Bank of China
pedestrian
lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest
to do a good deed every day
one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)
to act according to the situation (idiom)
won't do
to assassinate
to excel in one's field
flight deck
circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
People's Action Party (ruling party in Singapore)
the trip has not been made in vain
formation
euphemism for sexual intercourse
Butterfield and Swire (Hong Kong bank)
crime against humanity
premarital sex
to be unconventional
penance (to atone for a sin)
serial dot matrix printer
army itinerary; route of march
party
to travel
World Bank
chief executive officer (CEO)
(Buddhism) to adhere strictly to the ethical precepts
administrative office
parallelogram
Bank of East Asia
ten lines at a glance (idiom)
to be chivalrous
business activity
to perform the ritual bows
command line (computing)
temporary imperial residence
Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
nonstop flight
sexual activity
to carry out resolutely
luggage
to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
progressive aphasia
travel agency
(idiom) to say one thing and do another
run-time (in computing)
to embark on a journey
clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
China Everbright Bank
see 唯識宗|唯识宗[wéi shí zōng]
solitary
criminal activity
administrative unit (e.g. province 省[shěng], prefecture 地區|地区[dì qū] or county 縣|县[xiàn])
to say goodbye
(of planes etc) to fly
traveling wave tube (electronics)
carpool lane
men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb)
to practice diligently
brothel (esp. in Yuan theater)
Star Trek (US TV and film series)
wanton or lascivious behavior
upright and plainspoken (idiom)
Standard Chartered Bank
China CITIC Bank
(of a monk) to travel
traveling suitcase
extremely kitsch
to be in effect
to notify at a different time
branch of bank or store
asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
suitcase
Gao Xingjian (1940-), Chinese novelist and Nobel laureate, author of Soul Mountain 靈山|灵山
to slink
to implement