行列

hángliè

noun HSK 7 #10,491

Meanings

1 ranks
2 formation
3 procession

Characters

row; line; profession

column; to arrange

Examples

她加入了志愿者的行列。

Tā jiārùle zhìyuànzhě de hángliè.

She joined the ranks of volunteers.

越来越多的人加入了创业的行列。

Yuè lái yuè duō de rén jiārùle chuàngyè de hángliè.

More and more people are joining the ranks of entrepreneurs.

Tips

usage

Most commonly used in the figurative phrase 加入...的行列 (to join the ranks of...). Note the pronunciation is háng (2nd tone), not xíng.

Stroke Order

行 xíng

列 liè