Meaning of 行驶
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)
How to use 行驶
行驶 is a fairly formal verb used for vehicles and boats moving along, often in news, traffic signs and announcements. It usually appears with a place or speed, such as 在高速公路上行驶 or 以每小时六十公里的速度行驶. Example: 列车正在向北京行驶。(Lièchē zhèngzài xiàng Běijīng xíngshǐ.) The train is traveling toward Beijing.
行 (xíng) means to go or move, and 驶 (shǐ) has the horse radical 马, so picture a horse-drawn cart moving along a road. Today the horse is a car, bus, train or ship, but the idea of a vehicle going along a route stays the same.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 行驶 for people traveling, but a person who travels is 旅行 (lǚxíng) and a person driving is 开车 (kāichē). Also note that 行 is read xíng here, not háng as in 银行 (yínháng).
行驶 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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行 xíng · to walk · 6 strokes
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驶 shǐ · to drive · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 行驶.
| 不行 | bùxíng | won't do; be out of the question |
| 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 |
| 行为 | xíngwéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 银行 | yínháng | bank |
| 旅行 | lǚxíng | to travel; journey; trip |
| 举行 | jǔxíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 流行 | liúxíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle; bike |
| 行人 | xíngrén | pedestrian; traveler on foot |
| 银行卡 | yínhángkǎ | bank card |
| 飞行 | fēixíng | to fly; flight |
Questions about 行驶
What does 行驶 mean?
行驶 (xíngshǐ) means "to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 行驶?
行驶 is made of 2 characters: 行 (6 strokes), 驶 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 行驶 an HSK word?
Yes. 行驶 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 行驶 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 行驶 is written 行駛.
What is the difference between 行驶 and 驾驶?
驾驶 (jiàshǐ) means to drive or pilot, so the subject is the person in control, as in 驾驶汽车. 行驶 describes the vehicle itself moving, as in 汽车在路上行驶.
Is 行驶 used in everyday conversation?
Not much. In casual speech people usually say 开 (kāi) or 走 (zǒu), for example 车开得很快. 行驶 sounds written and is common in news reports, rules and public announcements.