行当

行當

hángdang

noun #12,533

Measure Word

一个行当 gè

Meanings

1 profession
2 trade
3 role (in Chinese opera)

Characters

trade; profession; row

category; kind (neutral tone in this compound)

Examples

他干这个行当已经十年了。

Tā gàn zhège hángdang yǐjīng shí nián le.

He's been in this trade for ten years already.

三百六十行，行行出状元。

Sānbǎi liùshí háng, hángháng chū zhuàngyuan.

Of all the trades, every one can produce a champion.

Tips

usage

Note the reading: 行 is pronounced háng (2nd tone) here, meaning 'trade/profession', not xíng (to walk). The neutral tone on 当 is characteristic of colloquial speech.

Stroke Order

行 xíng

当 dāng