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三百六十行

sānbǎiliùshíháng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 the 360 trades
  2. 2 all walks of life
  3. 3 every profession under the sun

Examples

HSK 5
他好奇心强，三百六十行都想试试。
Tā hàoqíxīn qiáng, sānbǎiliùshíháng dōu xiǎng shìshi.
He's curious and wants to try every kind of job.
HSK 7-9
三百六十行，行行出状元。
Sānbǎiliùshíháng, hángháng chū zhuàngyuán.
In every one of the 360 trades, a champion can emerge.

Tips

history
Appears in Ming drama 《白兔记·投军》 and 《初刻拍案惊奇》 vol. 8. The number is traditional (not literal) - 360 represents 'all trades'.
usage
行 here reads háng (profession), not xíng (walk). Almost always followed by 行行出状元 ('each trade produces its champion').

Stroke Order

三 sān
百 bǎi
六 liù
十 shí
行 xíng