How to say “carry out” in Chinese

进行

jìnxíng

carry out, conduct

verb · HSK 4 · topic “University and goals”

“Carry out” in Chinese is 进行, jìn xíng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

进行 is read jìn xíng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jìn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

xíng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

进

jìn — enter

On the left, 辶 “walk”.

行

xíng — go; be OK

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 “进行”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 进行. Tap the sound icon to listen.

我们对方案进行了讨论。wǒmenduìfāng’ànjìnxíngletǎolùnWe held a discussion of the plan.
明天我们要对这个问题进行讨论míngtiānwǒmenyàoduìzhègewèntíjìnxíngtǎolùnTomorrow we'll hold a discussion of this issue.
学校正在进行教学改革xuéxiàozhèngzàijìnxíngjiàoxuégǎigéThe school is carrying out a teaching reform.
记者在现场进行报道jìzhězàixiànchǎngjìnxíngbàodàoThe journalist is reporting from the scene.
比赛进行得非常激烈bǐsàijìnxíngdefēichángjīlièThe match was fiercely fought.
总体来说，项目进行得很顺利。zǒngtǐláishuō,xiàngmùjìnxíngdehěnshùnlìOverall, the project is going smoothly.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “carry out” in Chinese?

“Carry out” in Chinese is 进行, pinyin jìnxíng.

What does 进行 mean?

进行 (jìnxíng) means “carry out, conduct”.

How do you write 进行?

进行 is 2 characters: 进 (jìn) — enter; 行 (xíng) — go; be OK. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 进行?

进行 is read jìnxíng. Tones: jìn — fourth tone, xíng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“carry out” in the lesson “Experience”

This word is from the topic “University and goals” of HSK 4. 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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