盛行
shèng xíng
Pinyin

Definition

盛行
 - 
shèng xíng
  1. to be in vogue
  2. to be prevalent

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

排行
pái háng
  1. 1 to rank
  2. 2 ranking
  3. 3 seniority (among siblings)
旅行
lu:3 xíng
  1. 1 to travel
  2. 2 journey
  3. 3 trip
  4. 4 CL:趟[tàng],次[cì],個|个[gè]
流行
liú xíng
  1. 1 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread
  2. 2 to propagate
  3. 3 (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular
  4. 4 fashionable
行
háng
  1. 1 row
  2. 2 line
  3. 3 commercial firm
  4. 4 line of business
  5. 5 profession
  6. 6 to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age)
  7. 7 (in data tables) row
  8. 8 (Tw) column
行动
xíng dòng
  1. 1 operation
  2. 2 action
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 to move about
  5. 5 mobile
行为
xíng wéi
  1. 1 action
  2. 2 conduct
  3. 3 behavior
  4. 4 activity
行走
xíng zǒu
  1. 1 to walk
进行
jìn xíng
  1. 1 to advance
  2. 2 to conduct
  3. 3 underway
  4. 4 in progress
  5. 5 to do
  6. 6 to carry out
  7. 7 to carry on
  8. 8 to execute
银行
yín háng
  1. 1 bank
  2. 2 CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè]
一行
yī xíng
  1. 1 party
  2. 2 delegation
上行
shàng xíng
  1. 1 (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital)
  2. 2 (of river boats) to go against the current
  3. 3 to submit (a document) to higher authorities
下行
xià xíng
  1. 1 (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital)
  2. 2 (of river boats) to travel downstream
  3. 3 to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels
  4. 4 (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom
中行
Zhōng háng
  1. 1 abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行[Zhōng guó Yín háng]
例行
lì xíng
  1. 1 routine (task, procedure etc)
  2. 2 as usual
修行
xiū xíng
  1. 1 to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism)
  2. 2 to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
先行
xiān xíng
  1. 1 to precede others
  2. 2 in advance
全盛
quán shèng
  1. 1 flourishing
  2. 2 at the peak
  3. 3 in full bloom
出行
chū xíng
  1. 1 to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
  2. 2 to set off on a journey (longer trip)
分行
fēn háng
  1. 1 branch of bank or store
  2. 2 subsidiary bank
前行
qián xíng
  1. 1 (literary) to go forward

Idioms (20)

一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng
  1. 1 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
  2. 2 willful
  3. 3 one's own way
  4. 4 dogmatic
一目十行
yī mù shí háng
  1. 1 ten lines at a glance (idiom)
  2. 2 to read very rapidly
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
  1. 1 every word and action (idiom)
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
  1. 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
  1. 1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
三百六十行
sān bǎi liù shí háng
  1. 1 all walks of life (idiom)
  2. 2 every trade
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
  1. 1 life has its ups and downs (idiom)
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī
  1. 1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
  2. 2 to try to turn back history
  3. 3 a perverse way of doing things
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
功完行满
gōng wán xíng mǎn
  1. 1 to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
势在必行
shì zài bì xíng
  1. 1 circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
  2. 2 imperative
危言危行
wēi yán wēi xíng
  1. 1 upright and plainspoken (idiom)
厉行节约
lì xíng jié yuē
  1. 1 to practice strict economy (idiom)
及时行乐
jí shí xíng lè
  1. 1 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
  2. 2 make merry while you can
  3. 3 carpe diem

Sample Sentences

小赵，最近互联网的创新型企业可是越来越盛行，听说你也成立了自己的公司？
Xiǎo Zhào ，zuìjìn hùliánwǎng jiā de chuàngxīnxíng qǐyè kě shì yuèláiyuè shèngxíng ，tīngshuō nǐ yě chénglì le zìjǐ de gōngsī ？
Xiaozhao, recently start-ups online are more and more popular. I hear you have also set up your own business, no?
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我也觉得是这样。前些年像情人节、圣诞节等西洋节日在中国都还不是十分盛行，这两年倒真感觉到情人节的势头来得十分迅猛了。
wǒ yě juéde shì zhèyàng 。qián xiē nián xiàng qíngrénjié 、shèngdànjié děng xīyáng jiérì zài Zhōngguó dōu hái bù shì shífēn shèngxíng ，zhè liǎng nián dào zhēn gǎnjué dào qíngrénjié de shìtóu lái de shífēn xùnměng le 。
I think so, too. A few years back, Valentine's Day, Christmas and other Western holidays weren't completely in fashion in China. But in the last few years, Valentine's Day has really come in with a vengeance!
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国粹是不假。但没以前那么盛行了。以前那些有空有闲的人，就爱上戏院。流派也多，各家各派争奇斗艳，可有看头了。
guócuì shì bù jiǎ 。dàn méi yǐqián nàme shèngxíng le 。yǐqián nàxiē yǒu kòng yǒu xián de rén ，jiù ài shàng xìyuàn 。liúpài yě duō ，gèpài zhēngqídòuyàn ，kě yǒu kàntou le 。
It is the quintessence of Chinese culture, but it's just not as in vogue as it used to be. In the past, people with a lot of time for leisure loved going to the theater. There were also a lot of theater schools. Each and every school was in competition with the others to be the best, most glamorous school.
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