在行

zàiháng

adjective #14,114

Meanings

1 to be expert at
2 to be adept at
3 to know one's stuff

Characters

trade; profession

Examples

他对修电脑很在行。

Tā duì xiū diànnǎo hěn zàiháng.

He is very good at fixing computers.

说到做菜，她比我在行多了。

Shuō dào zuòcài, tā bǐ wǒ zàiháng duō le.

When it comes to cooking, she is much more skilled than me.

Tips

mistakes

The 行 here is pronounced háng (profession/trade), not xíng (walk/OK). 在行 literally means 'in the trade' — i.e. knowledgeable in one's field.

Stroke Order

在 zài

行 xíng