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游行

yóuxíng

to parade; to demonstrate; parade

A crowd marching down a street together holding identical flags
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Characters in this word

游 yóu

Strokes
12
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 斿 to swim
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

行 xíng

Strokes
6
Radical
行 — to go, to walk, to move
Made of
彳 to step with the left foot 亍 to take small steps
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 市民在市中心游行,要求政府公开调查结果。 Shìmín zài shì zhōngxīn yóuxíng, yāoqiú zhèngfǔ gōngkāi diàochá jiéguǒ. Residents demonstrated in the city centre, demanding that the government make the investigation results public.
  • 每年节日,人们上街游行庆祝丰收。 Měinián jiérì, rénmen shàng jiē yóuxíng qìngzhù fēngshōu. Every year during the festival, people march through the streets to celebrate the harvest.
  • 几千名球迷在体育馆外游行,庆祝球队夺冠。 Jǐ qiān míng qiúmí zài tǐyùguǎn wài yóuxíng, qìngzhù qiúduì duòguān. Thousands of fans paraded outside the stadium, celebrating their team's championship win.

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