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    Counting rows or phases with the measure word 行 (háng)

    Listing & Enumeration
    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    Number + 行 + Noun

    Explanation

    The measure word 行 (háng) is used to count rows, lines, or categories. It appears in contexts like rows of text, lines of a poem, or the traditional Chinese concept of the Five Elements (五行). When counting, place a number before 行 followed by the noun it measures.

    Examples

    • 这首诗一共有四行，每行七个字。

      zhè shǒu shī yīgòng yǒu sì háng, měi háng qī gè zì.

      This poem has four lines in total, with seven characters in each line.

    • 请你在第三行签上你的名字。

      qǐng nǐ zài dì sān háng qiān shàng nǐ de míngzì.

      Please sign your name on the third line.

    • 屏幕上显示了好几行代码，我看不太懂。

      píngmù shàng xiǎnshì le hǎo jǐ háng dàimǎ, wǒ kàn bù tài dǒng.

      Several lines of code appeared on the screen, and I couldn't quite understand them.

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