How to say “all trades and professions” in Chinese
all trades and professions
“All trades and professions” in Chinese is 各行各业, gè háng gè yè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
各行各业 is read gè háng gè yè: 4 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It hints at the sound of 格 gé and 胳 gē. The same sign is the bottom of 客 kè.
Two readings: xíng in 自行车, and háng, “row, office”, in 银行.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “各行各业”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 各行各业. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个活动吸引了各行各业的人zhègehuódòngxīyǐnlegèhánggèyèderénThis event attracted people from all walks of life.
More words from the lesson “Industries and trade”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “all trades and professions” in Chinese?
“All trades and professions” in Chinese is 各行各业, pinyin gèháng gèyè.
What does 各行各业 mean?
各行各业 (gèháng gèyè) means “all trades and professions”.
How do you write 各行各业?
各行各业 is 4 characters: 各 (gè) — each, every; 行 (xíng) — go; be OK; 业 (yè) — business, occupation. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 各行各业?
各行各业 is read gèháng gèyè. Tones: gè — fourth tone, háng — second tone, gè — fourth tone, yè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“all trades and professions” in the lesson “Industries and trade”
This word is from the topic “Business” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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