执行

zhíxíng

Traditional: 執行

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Translation

to carry out, to execute, to implement

Word origin

A compound of 执 (zhí, to hold, to grasp) and 行 (xíng, to go, to act), so to take something in hand and act on it is to carry it out.

Origin
compound
Root
执 (zhí, to hold) + 行 (xíng, to act)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 执

Stroke order for 行

Examples

Soldiers must carry out orders.

The company is implementing a new policy.

xiàng

This plan is hard to carry out.

He is responsible for executing this task.

pàn

The court began to enforce the judgement.

执行 (zhí xíng) means to carry out, execute, or implement an order, plan, or task. It is common in official, legal, and workplace contexts.

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This word is part of lesson 34.