进行 (jìnxíng) — to carry out; to conduct

HSK 3 | verb | to carry out, conduct, or be in progress

进行 (jìnxíng)

进行 is used to indicate that an activity is being carried out or is in progress, typically with more formal or planned actions.

Meanings

  1. [verb] to carry out; to conduct; to undertake; to be in progress

Example Sentences

会议正在进行中。 Huìyì zhèngzài jìnxíng zhōng. The meeting is currently in progress.

研究人员正在进行一项重要实验。 Yánjiū rényuán zhèngzài jìnxíng yī xiàng zhòngyào shíyàn. Researchers are conducting an important experiment.

比赛将在明天下午进行。 Bǐsài jiāng zài míngtiān xiàwǔ jìnxíng. The competition will be held tomorrow afternoon.

他们正在进行关于环境问题的讨论。 Tāmen zhèngzài jìnxíng guānyú huánjìng wèntí de tǎolùn. They are conducting a discussion about environmental issues.

Collocations

Collocation Meaning
进行中 in progress; ongoing
进行比赛 to hold a competition
进行讨论 to conduct a discussion
进行实验 to carry out an experiment
正在进行 currently underway

Memory Hook

进 means "to advance/proceed" and 行 means "to go/travel" — 进行 is the motion of moving forward with a task, keeping it going until done.