出行 meaning in English

chūxíng

to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip)

HSK 6verb11 strokes

Meaning of 出行

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chūxíng

to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
to set off on a journey (longer trip)

How to use 出行

出行 is a slightly formal word for making a trip, used for short outings and longer journeys alike. It often appears in news, travel tips, and transport notices, and talks about travel in general rather than one specific destination. Example: 假期出行的人很多。(Jiàqī chūxíng de rén hěn duō.) Many people travel during the holidays.

出 (chū) means to go out, and 行 (xíng) means to walk or travel. Put them together and you get going out to travel somewhere.

Common mistake: Learners often say 我出行北京 to mean "I am traveling to Beijing," but 出行 does not take a destination as its object. Say 我去北京旅行 (wǒ qù Běijīng lǚxíng) instead. Also read 行 here as xíng, not háng as in 银行 (yínháng).

出行 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā喜xǐ欢huān骑qí马mǎ出chū行xíng。

He likes to go out on horseback.

我wǒ天tiān天tiān坐zuò地dì铁tiě出chū行xíng。

I travel on the subway every day.

科kē学xué家jiā们men可kě以yǐ很hěn容róng易yì地dì计jì算suàn出chū行xíng星xīng之zhī间jiān的de距jù离lí。

Scientists can easily compute the distance between planets.

伦lún敦dūn是shì个gè大dà城chéng市shì，游yóu客kè必bì须xū乘chéng公gōng交jiāo或huò地dì铁tiě才cái能néng出chū行xíng。

London is such a large city that visitors must use buses and the underground railway to get about.

友yǒu情qíng提tí示shì：请qǐng留liú意yì您nín需xū要yào换huàn乘chéng线xiàn路lù的de首shǒu末mò班bān时shí间jiān，以yǐ免miǎn耽dān误wù您nín的de出chū行xíng。

Friendly Reminder: Please keep in mind the closing time of the line you need to switch to, so as to avoid delays in your trip.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

出 chū · to go out · 5 strokes

行 xíng · to walk · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 出行.

出来	chūlái	to come out; to appear
出去	chūqù	to go out
不行	bùxíng	won't do; be out of the question
出现	chūxiàn	to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
进行	jìnxíng	(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out
行动	xíngdòng	operation; action
出发	chūfā	to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba
行为	xíngwéi	action; conduct; behavior; activity
银行	yínháng	bank
出生	chūshēng	to be born
旅行	lǚxíng	to travel; journey; trip
提出	tíchū	to raise (an issue); to propose

Questions about 出行

What does 出行 mean?

出行 (chūxíng) means "to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 出行?

出行 is made of 2 characters: 出 (5 strokes), 行 (6 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 出行 an HSK word?

Yes. 出行 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 出行 and 旅行?

旅行 (lǚxíng) focuses on traveling for pleasure or sightseeing. 出行 is broader and more neutral. It covers any trip out, including commuting or running errands, and is common in formal or official language.

What are some common phrases with 出行?

You will often see 出行方式 (chūxíng fāngshì, way of traveling), 绿色出行 (lǜsè chūxíng, eco-friendly travel), and 安全出行 (ānquán chūxíng, travel safely). These appear a lot on signs and in public announcements.