Chinese word

进行

Pronunciation

Pinyinjìn xíng

Meaning

  • verbconduct

Example

我们要进行讨论。wǒ men yào jìn xíng tǎo lùn

We need to conduct a discussion.

Illustration for 进行 (conduct)

More examples

学生们在课上进行练习。xué shēng men zài kè shàng jìn xíng liàn xí

The students are doing exercises in class.

Core concept

An organized task or process moving forward from start to finish.

Common phrases

  • 进行练习jìn xíng liàn xí

    do exercises

  • 进行讨论jìn xíng tǎo lùn

    conduct a discussion

Similar words

开始kāi shǐ: To start an activity, action, or process.
实行shí xíng: To put a decided method, plan, or system into practice.
办bàn: To handle a procedure, task, or piece of work.
做zuò: To do or perform a specific action or task.

Definition in Chinese

表示某个动作或过程处于推进或进行状态，也可用来指组织、实施一项活动或工作。biǎo shì mǒu gè dòng zuò huò guò chéng chǔ yú tuī jìn huò jìn xíng zhuàng tài yě kě yòng lái zhǐ zǔ zhī shí shī yí xiàng huó dòng huò gōng zuò

Word origin

进行 (jìnxíng, "proceed; conduct") combines 进 (jìn, "move forward") + 行 (xíng, "carry out"), linking forward movement with the carrying out of a task.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often places this verb before the name of an activity, while English often expresses the same idea with a single verb, so the sentence shape may differ.

Other meanings

  • proceedverb

Opposites

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