How to say “carry out” in Chinese

执行

zhíxíng

carry out, execute

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Society and law”

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

How to pronounce it

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

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

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

How to write it

执

zhí — hold; carry out

On the left, 扌 “hand”. This same character is the top of 热 and 势.

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 “执行”.

Examples

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

他正在执行一项重要的任务tāzhèngzàizhíxíngyíxiàngzhòngyàoderènwuHe's carrying out an important task.
大家必须执行公司的决定。dàjiābìxūzhíxínggōngsīdejuédìngEveryone must carry out the company's decision.
中央制定政策，地方负责执行。zhōngyāngzhìdìngzhèngcè,dìfāngfùzézhíxíngThe center makes policy, and the regions are responsible for carrying it out.
中央制定政策地方2负责执行zhōngyāngzhìdìngzhèngcè,dìfāngfùzézhíxíngThe center makes policy, and the regions are responsible for carrying it out.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “carry out” in Chinese?

“Carry out” in Chinese is 执行, pinyin zhíxíng.

What does 执行 mean?

执行 (zhíxíng) means “carry out, execute”.

How do you write 执行?

执行 is 2 characters: 执 (zhí) — hold; carry out; 行 (xíng) — go; be OK. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 执行?

执行 is read zhíxíng. Tones: zhí — second tone, xíng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“carry out” in the lesson “How rules work”

This word is from the topic “Society and law” 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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