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履行

lǚ xíng

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

履行 (lǚ xíng) means "to fulfill (one's obligations)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 履行 means

1. to fulfill (one's obligations)
2. to carry out (a task)
3. to implement (an agreement)
4. to perform

The characters in 履行

• 履lǚshoe; to tread on
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…

Example sentences

• 军人必须履行他们的命令。
  Jūnrén bìxū lǚxíng tāmen de mìnglìng.
  Soldiers must carry out their orders.
• 我理所当然地认为他会履行诺言。
  I took it for granted that he would keep his word.
• 他履行了他的承诺，并且帮助了他的兄弟。
  Tā lǚxíng le tā de chéngnuò, bìngqiě bāngzhù le tā de xiōngdì.
  He kept his promise and helped his brothers.

Sounds the same

Read lǚ xíng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 旅行to travel; journey; trip

Where 履行 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · lún–shuài (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read lǚ xíng correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.