The word “execution 執行” is a common word used in modern Chinese. The main meanings in modern Chinese are: 1. implemented according to law. 2. do it according to the plan or resolution. Both “execution” and “going” in ancient Chinese are polysemous words of monosyllabic. Under the “implementation” position，the same meaning field is a synonym relationship. As the compound word “execution”，it is deeply influenced by the Buddhist scriptures. “Execution” was initially compounded from the ancient Chinese period. The table “has adhered to the rhythm”，but it is not popular. In the Middle Chinese period，influenced by the Chinese translation of the Buddhist scriptures，the same morphological concept was re-integrated and stabilized to form a compound phrase，mainly referring to “In the period of modern Chinese，it mainly refers to” the implementation of “legalization according to law”; in modern Chinese，it is based on the table “to do according to plans or resolutions”.

1. 前言
 2. “執” 與“行 ”
 3. 執行的詞彙化過程考察
 4. 結語
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• 劉雅芬(輔仁大學中文系副教授) | Yafen LIU