Chinese word

同行

Pronunciation

Pinyintóng xíng

Meaning

  • verbgo with

Example

我可以和你同行吗？wǒ ké yǐ hé nǐ tóng xíng ma

Can I go with you?

Illustration for 同行 (go with)

More examples

她拒绝和陌生人同行，更加小心。tā jù jué hé mò shēng rén tóng xíng gèng jiā xiǎo xīn

She refuses to go with strangers and is more careful.

Core concept

One traveler joins another person's journey and stays as a companion along the way.

Common phrases

  • 和同事同行hé tóng shì tóng xíng

    go with a colleague

  • 和客户同行hé kè hù tóng xíng

    go with a client

Similar words

跟gēn: Go somewhere together with someone.
陪péi: Stay with someone to accompany or escort them as they go somewhere.
跟着gēn zhe: Follow someone while moving in the same direction.
随行suí xíng: Accompany someone while traveling from one place to another.

Definition in Chinese

和别人一起去同一地点，或在去的过程中陪伴对方。hé bié rén yì qǐ qù tóng yí dì diǎn huò zài qù de guò chéng zhōng péi bàn duì fāng

Word origin

The compound 同 (tóng, "same") + 行 (xíng, "go") presents accompaniment as going on the same journey, which accounts for both traveling together and escorting someone.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, this word can sound deliberate rather than casual, so its tone is useful for distinguishing a formal offer of company from ordinary friendly talk.

Other meanings

  • escortverb

Opposites

  • 独自行动dú zì xíng dòngact aloneverb

Related words

  • 同行人员tóng háng rén yuáncompanionnoun

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