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From :   Kevin Chaput

Date : 2008-10-21 / 05:50AM

行 can be said as xing & hang..please provide examples of both

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2008-10-21 / 08:12AM

Hi Kevin, when “行” is pronounced as “xíng”, it means could/ can. for example

你行吗? = Can you do it?

我行 = I can

When it is pronounced as “háng”. It’s the second word from “银行” which means “bank”

Benny



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