Chinese word

盛行

Pronunciation

Pinyinshèng xíng

Meaning

  • verbbe popular

Example

现在这种说法在农村仍然盛行。xiàn zài zhè zhǒng shuō fǎ zài nóng cūn réng rán shèng xíng

This expression is still popular in rural areas.

Illustration for 盛行 (be popular)

More examples

网络用语在年轻人中很盛行。wǎng luò yòng yǔ zài nián qīng rén zhōng hěn shèng xíng

Internet slang is very widespread among young people.

Core concept

Something spreads through a group until it becomes common in many places.

Common phrases

  • 盛行于乡村shèng xíng yú xiāng cūn

    be widespread in rural areas

  • 盛行于学校shèng xíng yú xué xiào

    be popular in schools

  • 盛行于社会shèng xíng yú shè huì

    be widespread in society

Similar words

流行liú xíng: Spread quickly among many people and become popular for a period of time.
流传liú chuán: Continue through the passing on of stories, traditions, customs, or information.
普及pǔ jí: Spread through society until many people use or understand the knowledge, technology, or system.
传播chuán bō: Move between people or places and reach new areas, as information or disease-causing germs do.

Definition in Chinese

在社会或某个范围内广泛存在或流行，指习惯、说法、疾病、风尚等被很多人采用或发生。zài shè huì huò mǒu gè fàn wéi nèi guǎng fàn cún zài huò liú xíng zhǐ xí guàn shuō fǎ jí bìng fēng shàng děng bèi hěn duō rén cǎi yòng huò fā shēng

Word origin

盛行 (shèngxíng, "be widespread") is formed from 盛 (shèng, "flourishing") + 行 (xíng, "to occur or be practiced"), linking strong growth with something happening across a community.

Usage tips

  • Its subject is usually a practice, belief, trend, or condition rather than an individual, so it fits descriptions of what many people do or experience.

Other meanings

  • be widespreadverb

Opposites

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