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    Referring to a trip or journey with 行 (xíng)

    Direction & Movement
    Time Expressions

    Structure

    Place + 之行

    Explanation

    The word 行 (xíng) means "trip" or "journey" and is used as a suffix in classical and literary Chinese to refer to a specific travel experience. It commonly appears in the pattern 之行, meaning "the trip to" a particular place.

    Examples

    • 这次北京之行让我收获很大。

      zhè cì běi jīng zhī xíng ràng wǒ shōu huò hěn dà.

      This trip to Beijing was very rewarding for me.

    • 他把这次欧洲之行的照片都发到朋友圈了。

      tā bǎ zhè cì ōu zhōu zhī xíng de zhào piàn dōu fā dào péng yǒu quān le.

      He posted all the photos from his Europe trip on his social media.

    • 我们的西藏之行终于定下了日期。

      wǒ men de xī zàng zhī xíng zhōng yú dìng xià le rì qī.

      The date for our Tibet trip has finally been set.

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