Meaning
履行 means to carry out or fulfill obligations, duties, promises, or contracts. It's a formal term often used in legal, business, and official contexts to describe completing what one has committed to do.
Usage
This is a fairly formal word commonly seen in written Chinese, legal documents, contracts, and news reports. It typically collocates with words like 义务 (duty), 责任 (responsibility), 承诺 (promise), 合同 (contract), and 协议 (agreement). In everyday conversation, native speakers might use simpler words like 做到 or 完成.
Examples
- 01双方都应该履行合同中规定的义务。.Both parties should fulfill the obligations specified in the contract.
- 02他认真履行自己的职责，得到了大家的认可。, .He conscientiously performed his duties and gained everyone's recognition.
Characters
Common collocations
- 履行义务to fulfill obligations
- 履行职责to perform one's duties
- 履行承诺to fulfill a promise
- 履行合同to perform a contract
Antonyms
Origin
履 originally meant 'shoe' or 'to tread,' and by extension came to mean 'to follow through' or 'to practice.' Combined with 行 (to walk, to do), 履行 literally suggests 'treading the path of action,' emphasizing the act of carrying through on commitments.