耍赖 耍賴 shuǎ lài to act shamelessly / to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc / to act dumb / to act as if sth never happened syn 兵不厌诈 兵不厭詐 bīng bù yàn zhà there can never be too much deception in war / in war nothing is too deceitful / all's fair in war 代理 dài lǐ to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position / to act as an agent or proxy / surrogate / (computing) proxy syn 代办 代辦 dài bàn to act for sb else / to act on sb's behalf / an agent / a diplomatic representative / a chargé d'affaires syn 撒娇 撒嬌 sā jiāo to act like a spoiled child / to throw a tantrum / to act coquettishly syn 作怪 zuò guài (of a ghost) to make strange things happen / to act up / to act behind the scenes / to make mischief / odd / to misbehave (euphemism for having sex) syn 量力而行 liàng lì ér xíng to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom) / to act within one's competence / One does what one can. 代行 dài xíng to act as a substitute / to act on sb's behalf 蛮干 蠻幹 mán gàn to act rashly / to act precipitously regardless of the consequences / reckless / foolhardy / daredevil syn 便宜行事 biàn yí xíng shì act at one's discretion / act as one sees fit syn 举 舉 jǔ to lift / to hold up / to cite / to enumerate / to act / to raise / to choose / to elect / act / move / deed syn 充 chōng sufficient / full / to fill / to serve as / to act as / to act falsely as / to pose as syn 见机行事 見機行事 jiàn jī xíng shì see the opportunity and act (idiom) / to act according to circumstances / to play it by ear / to use one's discretion syn 量力而为 量力而為 liàng lì ér wéi to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly / to act according to one's means / to cut one's coat according to one's cloth 私行 sī xíng to travel on private business / to act without official approval / to inspect incognito / to act in one's own interest 自作主张 自作主張 zì zuò zhǔ zhāng to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom) / to act on one's own initiative syn 自专 自專 zì zhuān to act arbitrarily / to act for oneself 戈马承诺协定 戈馬承諾協定 gē mǎ chéng nuò xié dìng Goma act of engagement / act of engagement 承诺协定 承諾協定 chéng nuò xié dìng Goma act of engagement / act of engagement 尼亚美条约 尼亞美條約 Act regarding navigation and economic cooperation between the States of the Niger Basin / Act of Niamey 关于中美洲和平与合作的孔塔多拉文件 關於中美洲和平與合作的孔塔多拉文件 Contadora Act on Peace and Co-operation in Central America / Contadora Act 师出无名 師出無名 shī chū wú míng lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom) / to act without justification syn 战争权力法 戰爭權力法 War Powers Act 大战 大戰 dà zhàn war / to wage war syn 抗战 抗戰 kàng zhàn war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) 备战 備戰 bèi zhàn prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering syn 开战 開戰 kāi zhàn to start a war / to make war / to battle against syn 靖国神社 靖國神社 jìng guó shén shè Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war criminals 参战 參戰 cān zhàn to go to war / to engage in war 拔河 bá hé tug-of-war / to take part in a tug-of-war 持久战 持久戰 chí jiǔ zhàn prolonged war / war of attrition 淮海战役 淮海戰役 huái hǎi zhàn yì Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War, considered the determining battle of the war 先礼后兵 先禮後兵 xiān lǐ hòu bīng lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom) / fig. diplomacy before violence / jaw-jaw is better than war-war 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ the fire of war in all four directions (idiom) / the confusion of war 边币 邊幣 biān bì Border Region currency, issued by the Communist Border Region governments during the War against Japan and the War of Liberation 兵连祸结 兵連禍結 bīng lián huò jié ravaged by successive wars / war-torn / war-ridden syn 不宣而战 不宣而戰 bù xuān ér zhàn open hostilities without declaring war / start an undeclared war 兵乱 兵亂 bīng luàn confusion of war / turmoil of war syn 国共内战 國共內戰 guó gòng nèi zhàn Chinese Civil War, also known as War of Liberation 解放戰爭|解放战争[Jie3 fang4 Zhan4 zheng1] 战火纷飞 戰火紛飛 zhàn huǒ fēn fēi fire of war everywhere (idiom) / enveloped in the flames of war 战争法 zhàn zhēng fǎ laws of war / law of war 战俘临时拘留所 戰俘臨時拘留所 prisoner-of-war cage / POW cage / prisoner-of-war collecting point 战俘收容站 戰俘收容站 prisoner-of-war cage / POW cage / prisoner-of-war collecting point 被控犯战争罪的人 被控犯戰爭罪的人 persons indicted for war crimes person indicted for war crimes 战场残留物 戰場殘留物 remnants of war / battlefield debris / debris of war 战争残留弹药 戰爭殘留彈藥 remnants of war / battlefield debris / debris of war 不会 不會 bù huì improbable / unlikely / will not (act, happen etc) / not able / not having learned to do sth / (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it / not at all syn 作为 作為 zuò wéi one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be syn 作用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition syn 动作 動作 dòng zuò movement / motion / action (CL:個|个[ge4]) / to act / to move syn 节目 節目 jié mù (TV or radio) program / show / item / act / segment / number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4] syn 配合 pèi hé matching / fitting in with / compatible with / to correspond / to fit / to conform to / rapport / to coordinate with / to act in concert with / to cooperate / to become man and wife / to combine parts of machine syn 表演 biǎo yǎn play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 中介 zhōng jiè to act as intermediary / to link / intermediate / inter- / agency / agent syn 演出 yǎn chū to act (in a play) / to perform / to put on (a performance) / performance / concert / show / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] syn 自主 zì zhǔ independent / to act for oneself / autonomous syn 扮演 bàn yǎn to play the role of / to act syn 联手 聯手 lián shǒu lit. to join hands / to act together syn 举动 舉動 jǔ dòng act / action / activity / move / movement syn 做为 做為 zuò wéi to act as / used erroneously for 作為|作为 饰演 飾演 shì yǎn to act / to play a part syn 举措 舉措 jǔ cuò move / act / measure syn 充当 充當 chōng dāng to serve as / to act as / to play the role of syn 联动 聯動 lián dòng (of the parts of a machine) to move together / to act in coordination / to be coupled / linkage 偷窥 偷窺 tōu kuī to peep / to peek / to act as voyeur syn 玩意 wán yì toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) syn 装作 裝作 zhuāng zuò to pretend / to feign / to act a part syn 不得已 bù dé yǐ to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must syn 任凭 任憑 rèn píng no matter what / despite / to allow (sb to act arbitrarily) syn 合伙 hé huǒ to act jointly / to form a partnership syn 手忙脚乱 手忙腳亂 shǒu máng jiǎo luàn to act with confusion / to be in a flurry / to be flustered syn 行径 行徑 xíng jìng (usu. pejorative) conduct / behavior / act / path / trail syn 奉命 fèng mìng to receive orders / to follow orders / to act under orders syn 自作 zì zuò to act for oneself / to view oneself (as clever, virtuous, attractive) 胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene / to make trouble syn 监护 監護 jiān hù to act as a guardian 失礼 失禮 shī lǐ to act discourteously / forgive me (for my impropriety) syn 赌气 賭氣 dǔ qì to act in a fit of pique / to get in a huff / to be peeved syn 见义勇为 見義勇為 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects) / to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause syn 名堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye syn 自检 自檢 zì jiǎn to act with self-restraint / to examine oneself / to perform a self-test 乱来 亂來 luàn lái to act recklessly / to mess around syn 变通 變通 biàn tōng pragmatic / flexible / to act differently in different situations / to accommodate to circumstances syn 行凶 行兇 xíng xiōng violent crime / to commit a violent act (assault or murder) syn 装傻 裝傻 zhuāng shǎ to act stupid / to pretend to be naive syn 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ to act without taking time to think (idiom) / to react instantly / to fire from the hip syn 独树一帜 獨樹一幟 dú shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom) / fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own syn 噱头 噱頭 xué tóu amusing speech or act / jokes / antics / funny / amusing / Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2] syn 独立自主 獨立自主 dú lì zì zhǔ independent and autonomous (idiom) / self-determination / to act independently / to maintain control over one's own affairs syn 暴行 bào xíng savage act / outrage / atrocity syn 轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) syn 假扮 jiǎ bàn to impersonate / to act the part of sb / to disguise oneself as sb else syn 撮合 cuō he to play matchmaker / to act as a middleman syn 招摇 招搖 zhāo yáo to rock back and forth / (fig.) to act ostentatiously / to brag / to show off syn 不可抗力 bù kě kàng lì force majeure / act of God syn 装模作样 裝模作樣 zhuāng mó zuò yàng to put on an act (idiom) / to show affectation / to indulge in histrionics syn 行将 行將 xíng jiāng ready to start on sth / about to act syn 发飙 發飆 fā biāo to flip out / to act out violently 捉奸 捉姦 zhuō jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations) 