Meaning of 一行
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- party
- delegation
How to use 一行
一行 is a formal word for a group traveling together, often officials or visitors. It usually follows the leader's name or a group description, and it often appears with a number of people. Example: 代表团一行十人到达北京。(Dàibiǎotuán yīxíng shí rén dàodá Běijīng.) The ten-member delegation arrived in Beijing.
一 (yī) means one and 行 (xíng) means to go or travel. Picture one group traveling together as a single unit, and you have a party or delegation.
Common mistake: 行 has two common readings, xíng and háng. In this word it is xíng, but learners often say yīháng because 一行 (yī háng) also means one line of text or one row. Use context: a group of people is yīxíng, a line on a page is yī háng.
一行 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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一 yī · one · 1 strokes
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行 xíng · to walk · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 一行.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一样 | yīyàng | same; like |
| 一些 | yīxiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 一半 | yībàn | half |
| 一边 | yībiān | one side; either side |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 一块儿 | yīkuàir | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 有一些 | yǒuyīxiē | somewhat; rather |
| 一定 | yīdìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
| 一直 | yīzhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
Questions about 一行
What does 一行 mean?
一行 (yīxíng) means "party; delegation" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 一行?
一行 is made of 2 characters: 一 (1 strokes), 行 (6 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.
Is 一行 an HSK word?
Yes. 一行 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Does the tone of 一 change in 一行?
Yes, in natural speech 一 before a second tone becomes fourth tone, so it sounds like yìxíng. Dictionaries often write it as yīxíng with the base tone.
Can I use 一行 for my friends going on a trip?
You can, but it sounds formal, like news or official writing. In casual speech, people usually say 我们几个人 (wǒmen jǐ gè rén) or 我们一起去 (wǒmen yīqǐ qù) instead.