履行

lǚxíng

verb HSK 7-9 #6,508

Meanings

HSK 4

双方必须履行合同规定的义务。

Shuāngfāng bìxū lǚxíng hétong guīdìng de yìwù.

Both parties must carry out the obligations stipulated in the contract.

HSK 6

他没有履行自己的承诺。

Tā méiyǒu lǚxíng zìjǐ de chéngnuò.

He didn't fulfill his promise.

usage

履行 is formal and typically used with obligations: 履行义务 (fulfill duties), 履行承诺 (keep promises), 履行合同 (execute a contract).

memory

履 originally means 'shoe/to tread' - to walk the walk and actually carry out what you said.

履 lǚ

行 xíng