Singaporean Mandarin Database

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川

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行

xíng

to ply

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交通

Transport

释义

动词

指车、船及飞机行驶或航行。

DEFINITION

Verb

Refers to the movement of vehicles, ships or airplanes.

由来
  • 早在1930年代，《南洋商报》的新闻报道就出现“巴士川行”这个用法。
  • “川”是指河流，“行”有“走”和“流通”的意思，因此“川行”可用来比喻交通工具往来的流通。
ETYMOLOGY
  • As early as the 1930s, the term “巴士川行” (literally, “buses plying”) appeared in news reports in Nanyang Siang Pau.
  • “川” refers to a river, while “行” means movement and flow. Thus, “川行” is used as an analogy for the flow of vehicles.
例句
川行于东部的汤东线第四阶段路线的七个地铁站已基本完工，它们为丹戎禺、加东公园、丹戎加东、马林百列、马林台(Marine Terrace)、实乞纳及碧湾。(《联合早报》，14/1/2024)
SAMPLE SENTENCE

The seven MRT stations of the Thomson-East Coast Line Stage 4, which plies the East Coast, are largely completed. They are Tanjong Rhu, Katong Park, Tanjong Katong, Marine Parade, Marine Terrace, Siglap and Bayshore. (Lianhe Zaobao, 14/1/2024)

其他地区用语

行驶(大陆)、航行(大陆)、飞行(大陆)

TERMS USED IN OTHER REGIONS

行驶 (Mainland China), 航行 (Mainland China), 飞行 (Mainland China)

相关资料

  • 《现代汉语词典》收录了与“川行”同音的“穿行”，意思是“从空洞、缝隙、空地等通过”，两个词的用法与意思不同。

RELATED INFORMATION

  • “川行” should not be confused with the homophonous “穿行”, which The Modern Chinese Dictionary defines as “to pass through a hole, gap or open space”. The meanings of the two terms are different and they are not interchangeable.

参考资料
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