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

HSK 1

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.

HSK 3

他对修电脑很在行。

Tā duì xiū diànnǎo hěn zàiháng.

He is very good at fixing computers.

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