Chinese word

运行

Pronunciation

Pinyinyùn xíng

Meaning

  • verbrun

Example

这条地铁线路还在运行吗？zhè tiáo dì tiě xiàn lù hái zài yùn xíng ma

Is this subway line still running?

Illustration for 运行 (run)

More examples

新设备已投入运行，性能正在监测。xīn shè bèi yǐ tóu rù yùn xíng xìng néng zhèng zài jiān cè

The new equipment has been put into operation, and its performance is being monitored.

Core concept

A system moves through an organized process and continues working as designed.

Common phrases

  • 系统运行良好xì tǒng yùn xíng liáng hǎo

    system runs well

  • 投入运行tóu rù yùn xíng

    put into operation

Similar words

运转yùn zhuǎn: Keeps the moving parts inside a machine working continuously.
运作yùn zuò: Allows an organization or system to function through internal procedures and assigned roles.
启动qǐ dòng: Turns on a machine or software and begins its operation.
操作cāo zuò: Uses controls or commands to make a machine or software work.

Definition in Chinese

指设备、系统或线路处于正常工作并持续运转，能够完成其预定功能的状态。zhǐ shè bèi xì tǒng huò xiàn lù chǔ yú zhèng cháng gōng zuò bìng chí xù yùn zhuǎn néng gòu wán chéng qí yù dìng gōng néng de zhuàng tài

Word origin

运行 (yùnxíng, "to run; to operate") extends the idea of something moving along a course to a machine or system continuing through its functional process.

Usage tips

  • A device can be powered on without being functional, so this word is useful when a conversation concerns actual performance rather than simple power or presence.

Other meanings

  • operateverb

Opposites

  • 停运tíng yùnstop operatingverb

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