行

xíng

verb HSK 3 #165

Meanings

1 to walk; to go; to travel
2 OK; capable; will do

Characters

to walk; to go; OK; capable; row

Examples

行，没问题。

Xíng, méi wèntí.

OK, no problem.

这样行吗？

Zhèyàng xíng ma?

Is this OK?

你真行！

Nǐ zhēn xíng!

You're really capable!

Tips

mistakes

行 has two common pronunciations: xíng (to walk; OK) and háng (row; line; profession). 银行 (yínháng, bank) uses háng, while 行不行 (is it OK?) uses xíng.

usage

As a casual way to say 'OK': 行 is more colloquial and direct than 好 or 可以. 不行 (bù xíng) means 'no way; won't work.'

Stroke Order

行 xíng