| 行 | 1283B10 91B.00-2 | 部居  | 畫數 6 | ㄒㄧㄥˊ [xing2] (*ㄒㄧㄥˋ [xing4] , *ㄏㄤˊ [hang2] ). | ||
| N. | (1) 行書 the running script, half way between 楷書 formal script and 草書 cursive rapid script: 半行半草 midway between running and cursive script. (2) An anc. verse form usu. narrative and longer than the conventional four or eight lines of Tarng poetry. (3) (*[xing4]) Conduct: 品行 person's conduct; 德行 personal character; 修行 (Budd.) follow the religious order; 苦行 life of abstinence, penance, etc.; 無行 (of person) a bad character; see 行狀，行述 [xing2zhuang4], [xing2shu4]↓. (4) 五行 the fundament five modes of movement (expansion, contraction, etc.): 金木水火土. (5) (*[hang2]) (a) A row, a column: 行列 [xing2lie4]↓; 八行書 standard letter-paper size for eight columns of characters; (b) ([hang2]) lines: 寥寥數行 just a few lines; 雁行 cranes which fly in formation; (c) (*[hang2]) order of seniority in family: 行輩 generation; 兄弟行 status of brothers; 排行 sequence among brothers and sisters: 排列第二 number two. (6) (*[hang2]) A firm, a shop: 車行 a garage; 電料行 store for electrical supplies; 銀行 a bank; 批發行 wholesale dealer; 洋行 a foreign firm. (7) (*[hang2]) A line of business, a professions: 三百六十行 all the professions; 同行是冤家 same profession, natural rivals; 吃這行飯 live by this profession; 內行 n. & adj., professional; 外行 n. & adj., an amateur, amateurish; 在行 adj., professional (talk), knowing thoroughly; 當行，本行 one's own profession; 改行 change profession; 隔行如隔山 difference in profession makes one feel worlds apart. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) Go, proceed, including walking, sailing, flying, driving: 行路 to take walk, to walk; 行船 sail a boat; 船行 boat sails; 飛行 fly (by plane); 車行三十哩 the car goes 30 miles; 步行 go on foot; 航行 sail or fly in travel; 行走, 行程 [xing2zou3], [xing2cheng2]↓; 行期 date of departure; 旅行 travel; 開行 proceed (of train, car, ship); 行屍走肉 dead-alive person (“walking corpse”); 行雲流水 “floating clouds and flowing style of writing, casual, masterly, unconstrained. (2) Publish, circulate, prevail: 行世 (book) is published and known; 流行，通行 be widely circulated or accepted; 風行 (book) popularly received; 發行 to issue (bank notes, bonds), publish (book, newspaper); 頒行 to publish order, statutes; 道行天下，道不行 the right way (teaching) prevails, does not prevail. (3) To do, execute, carry out: 行不行 will that do? 行了 that will do; 不行 that won't do; 行得，行不得 may, may not be done; 行得通，行不得 can, cannot be carried out; 施行 put (law, regulations) into effect; 實行 carry out (teaching); 執行 carry out (punishment); 力行 proceed with determination. (4) To commit, practise some form of conduct: 行詐，行騙 practise cheating, swindle; 行賄，行劫，行姦，行兇 commit bribery, robbery, rape, violence; 行聘 go through with betrothal rites, to betroth; 行好事 do a good deed; 行樂 [xing2le4]↓; 行人情 phr., to fulfill the social obligations (give gifts, etc.); 行孝 be a good dutiful son or daughter. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Able, good, competent: 你真行 you are really good (praise of effciency or competence). (2) Enough: 行了，吃不下了 it’s enough, I can't eat any more, see V.i. & t.3↑. (3) (*[hang2]) Bad, see 行貨，行窳 [hang2huo4], [hang2yU3]↓. | |||||
| Adv. | (LL) soon: 行將出國 will go abroad soon; 行見天下太平 we shall soon see world peace. | |||||
| Words | 1. 行輩 *[hang2bei4], n., seniority in family, usu. referring to generation. 2. 行常 [xing2chang2], adv., usually. 3. 行程 [xing2cheng2], n., schedule, route or distance of travel. 4. 行篋 [xing2qie4]1, n., luggage. 5. 行竊 [xing2qie4]2, phr., commit burglary. 6. 行乞 [xing2qi3], phr., to beg as beggar. 7. 行棋 [xing2qi2], phr., to play chess. 8. 行情 *[hang2qing2], n., trade or market situation; current prices. 9. 行船 [xing2qUan2], v.i., be boatman as profession. 10. 行當兒 [hang2da0er0], n., different arts and crafts: 手藝行當兒. 11. 行道 [xing2dao4], phr., promote teachings (usu. Confucian); (2) practise medicine (＝行醫) (euphem. used by physicians); (3) go around the image of Buddha during worship. 12. 行動 [xing2dong4], n. & v.i., movement (to watch, be careful of); physical movement (slow, difficult for aged people, agile, free, etc.): 行動一致 unity of action, to act in unison. 13. 行販 [xing2fan4], phr., be a small tradesman; to be pedlar: 行販兒 [xing2fa0er0], a pedlar, small tradesman. 14. 行房 [xing2fang2], v.i., have sexual intercourse. 15. 行規 *[hang2gui1], n., rules observed among members of profession. 16. 行宮 [xing2gong1], n., imperial palace or hostel away from capital. 17. 行國 [xing2guo2], n., (AC) pastoral tribe. 18. 行賈 [xing2gu3], v.i., to carry on trade; n., a pedlar. 19. 行好 [xing2hao3], phr., to do good (＝行善). 20. 行化 [xing2hua0], v.i., (of good, medicine) be gradually absorbed by body. 21. 行話 *[hang2hua4], n., professional slang, argot. 22. 行會 *[hang2hui4], n., guild, association. 23. 行貨 *[hang2huo4], (1) n., trade goods, esp. inferior goods; 行貨子 (a word of abuse) a harlot, a broad; (2) ([xing2huo4]) v.i., (a) (AC) to use bribery methods; (b) to trade. 24. 行詐 [xing2zha4], v.i., to swindle. 25. 行棧 *[hang2zhan4], n., storehouse. 26. 行者 [xing2zhe3], n., itinerant monk; attendant to abbot. 27. 行政 [xing2zheng4], v.i., to administer, execute: 行政人員 administrative staff; 行政院 the Executive Yuan of the central government; 辦行政 be charged with executive work (cf. 執行委員 member(s) of executive committee). 28. 行鍼 [xing2zhen1], phr., practise acupuncture. 29. 行家 *[hang2jia1], n., specialist, expert: 行家子 [hang2jia1zi0], ditto. 30. 行檢 [xing2jian3], n., decorum in conduct: 無行檢 dissolute. 31. 行腳 [xing2jiao3], n., an itinerant monk, who travels to increase knowledge. 32. 行間 *[hang2jian1], n., (1) in army service (＝行伍間); (2) 字裡行間 (what one may read) between the lines. 33. 行將 [xing2jiang1], adv., will soon (be all destroyed, etc.). 34. 行紀 *[hang2ji4], n., a broker. 35. 行徑 [xing2jing4], n., a man's gen. conduct or behavior; a path. 36. 行經 (1) [xing2jing1]1, v.i., menstruation comes; (2) ([xing2jing1]) walk past (a place). 37. 行旌 [xing2jing1]2, n., (court.) your travel or departure. 38. 行酒 [xing2jiu3], v.i., to serve wine to guests. 39. 行狀 *[xing4zhuang4], n., brief biographical sketch of deceased sometimes accompanying obituary notice. 40. 行裝 [xing2zhuang1], n., luggage; sometimes military uniform on expedition. 41. 行軍 [xing2jUn1], (1) n., moving troops; (2) v.i., command, lead or march an army, (Western reference) manner or strategy: 行軍敏速 march (one's) army with great speed. 42. 行止 [xing2zhi3], n., (1) behavior, conduct (＝舉止): 行止不檢 dissolute in conduct; (2) person's movements: 行止不定 his movements are highly uncertain; (3) what to do: 等他來了，再定行止 wait till he comes, then we'll decide what to do. 43. 行客 [xing2ke4], n., a traveller, a transient visitor: 行客拜坐客 it's up to the newcomer to call on his friends in town. 44. 行款 *[hang2kuan3], n., form and arrangement of lines in calligraphy. 45. 行樂 [xing2le4], v.i., enjoy oneself: 及時行樂 make merry while we can. 46. 行列 *[hang2lie4], n., a row in assembly, a column formation. 47. 行令 [xing2ling4], v.i., to play wine game, with drinking as forfeit. 48. 行李 [xing2li0], n., bagging, luggage. 49. 行禮 [xing2li3], v.i., to salute (in various forms, such as bowing from the waist, etc.). 50. 行旅 [xing2lU3], v.i., to travel. 51. 行囊 [xing2nang2], n., (LL) money or valuable carried during travel. 52. 行內 [xing2nei4], phr., (AC) within the palace (＝行在之內 see [xing2zai4]↓). 53. 行年 [xing2nian2], v.i., aged: 行年四十 aged forty. 54. 行人 [xing2ren2], n., (1) pedestrian, passenger on street; 行人道 sidewalk, pedestrian's path; 行人免進 loiterers not admitted; (2) (AC) an emissary, envoy. 55. 行色 [xing2se4], n., style of travelling: 以壯行色 give money to help proper style of travelling. 56. 行商 [xing2shang1]1, v.i., be a travelling salesman. 57. 行觴 [xing2shang1]2, v.i., see [xing2jiu3]↑. 58. 行省 [xing2sheng3], n., a province. 59. 行香 [xing2xiang1], v.i., hold or participate in prayer service at temple. 60. 行銷 [xing2xiao1], v.i., (of goods) sell (well, etc.). 61. 行星 [xing2xing1], n., a planet. 62. 行息 [xing2xi2], v.i., bear interest. 63. 行刑 [xing2xing2], v.i., (1) to execute criminal; (2) to apply torture. 64. 行書 [xing2shu1], n., (callig.) running script, see N.1↑. 65. 行述 *[xing2shu4], n., see [xing2zhuang4]↑. 66. 行市 *[hang2shi4], n., the fluctuating prices of a market. 67. 行事 [xing2shi4], v.i., (1) do s.t. planned, usu. secret: 決定半夜行事 decide to do it at midnight; (2) how one does things: 行事大方 act in generous manner; (3) how one runs things: 他真會行事 he knows how to run things (such as dismissing an employee with as few words as possible); 不會行事 do not know when not to act. 68. 行兇 [xing2xiong1], v.i., commit assault, attempt to murder. 69. 行使 [xing2shi3]1, v.i., carry out (one’s duties), make use of (one's legal power). 70. 行駛 [xing2shi3]2, v.i. & t., to sail (a boat), (boat) sails; to drive (a car); (car) drives (well, etc.): 行駛得法 drive or sail expertly. 71. 行堂 [xing2tang2], n., monks’ bedroom in temple, room for visiting monks. 72. 行頭 (1) [xing2tou0], n., (a) actors’ accoutrements (hats, shoes, etc.); (b) (MC): a form of football: 踢行頭 play football; (c) (MC) traveller's luggage; (2) (*[hang2tou2]) (AC) a company officer. 73. 行藏 [xing2cang2], n., a person's past, record of doings known and unknown. 74. 行刺 [xing2ci4], v.i., to attempt to assassinate. 75. 行童 [xing2tong2], n., boy servant for running errands in monastery. 76. 行在 [xing2zai4], n., place of royal sojourn. 77. 行走 [xing2zou3], v.i., (1) to run about; (2) (formerly, a form of appointment with privilege of entry but without specific work) 南書房行走 privilege to be attached to emperor's reading room. 78. 行蹤 [xing2zong1], n., person's whereabouts: 行蹤靡定 (LL) movements very uncertain; 行蹤詭秘 mysterious movements. 79. 行資 [xing2zi1], n., travelling expenses. 80. 行為 [xing2wei2] (*[xing4wei2]), n., (1) conduct; (2) (law) overt act; (3) (psych.) behavior, response to stimuli: 行為論 behaviorism; 行為科學 behavioral science. 81. 行文 [xing2wen2], v.i., (1) to write (beautifully, etc.); (2) to communicate officially. 82. 行伍 *[hang2wu3], n., military rank and file. 83. 行業 *[xing2ye4], n., a profession, a trade. 84. 行醫 [xing2yi1], v.i., to practise medicine. 85. 行役 [xing2yi4], v.i., (AC) go on a mission; serve as soldier away from home. 86. 行營 [xing2ying2], n., military camp, field headquarters. 87. 行員 *[xing2yUan2], n., staff member of business firm. 88. 行轅 [xing2yUan2], n., official residence of high officer or general during travel. 89. 行窳 *[hang2yU3], adj., (AC, of goods) flimsy, of shabby quality. | |||||