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进行

jìn xíng

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 進行

进行 (jìn xíng) means "carry out; conduct (formal)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 进行 means

1. (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway
2. (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
3. (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance

How 进行 is used in grammar

进行 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Formal vs. informal register differences (HSK 4)

The characters in 进行

• 进jìnto go forward; to advance; to go in
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…

Example sentences

• 进行中。
  In Progress.
• 调查进行中。
  It's an ongoing investigation.
• 一切按计划进行。
  Everything went according to plan.
• 让我们进行讨论。
  Let's carry on the discussion.
• 我们应该进行测试。
  We should run some tests.
• 该项目正在进行中。
  The project is ongoing.

Words starting with 进行

• 进行曲jìn xíng qǔmarch (musical)
• 进行性jìn xíng xìngprogressive; gradual
• 进行性失语jìn xíng xìng shī yǔprogressive aphasia; gradual loss of speech

Words containing 进行

• 义勇军进行曲Yì yǒng jūn Jìn xíng qǔMarch of the Volunteer Army (PRC National Anthem)
• 原发性进行性失语yuán fā xìng jìn xíng xìng shī yǔprimary progressive aphasia (PPA), speech disorder (sometimes related to dementia)

Where 进行 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Work tasks & management (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jìn xíng correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.