实行 (shí xíng) — to implement in Mandarin
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#731 most common word · HSK 5 · CEFR B2
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
实行 is pronounced shí xíng. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Zhège xīn zhèngcè xiàge yuè kāishǐ shíxíng.
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What does 实行 mean?+
实行 (shí xíng) means "to implement" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 实行?+
实行 is pronounced shí xíng. It uses the tone 2 (rising). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 实行 in Mandarin?+
实行 is the #731 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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