行列

• Pinyin: háng liè
• Desglose de hanzi: 行 = crossroads — movement in lines; 列 = 歹 (bones/sequence) + 刀 (knife) — to split into rows

Significado

Filas; hileras; rangos; también, en sentido figurado, «las filas de» un grupo.

In its physical sense: lines of soldiers, protesters, or marchers. Figuratively, 加入某某行列 (to join the ranks of...) is a very common construction meaning to become part of a group or category. Formal and somewhat literary in register. Distinguished from 队列 (formation/queue) by its broader figurative use.

Ejemplos

1. 越来越多的年轻人主动加入志愿服务行列，用实际行动诠释当代青年的社会责任感。
2. 阅兵式上，各兵种方队以整齐划一的行列缓缓通过广场，接受全国人民的检阅。
3. 随着人工智能技术的快速发展，越来越多的传统职业正在加入被自动化逐步取代的行列之中。

Guía de uso

Contexto: military, politics, social movements, formal writing

Tono: formal

Correcto

• 经过多年艰苦创业，她终于跻身国内最具影响力的女性企业家行列，成为同辈人仰望的榜样。(After many years of arduous entrepreneurship, she finally entered the ranks of the most influential female entrepreneurs in the country, becoming a role model looked up to by her peers.)
• 随着这项重大科技突破的实现，中国正式加入掌握该核心技术的国家行列，填补了国内的技术空白。(With the achievement of this major technological breakthrough, China has officially joined the ranks of countries that have mastered this core technology, filling a domestic technological gap.)

Incorrecto

• 行列 for a simple written list or enumeration — 行列 implies physical or figurative organised ranks; for a written list use 名单 or 清单; for a sequence use 顺序 or 序列

Origen e historia

行 (row, line) + 列 (file, column, row) — rows and columns forming ordered ranks

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal