行 xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense syn 淫行 yín xíng wanton or lascivious behavior / adulterous behavior 不法 bù fǎ lawless / illegal / unlawful syn 和尚打伞，无法无天 和尚打傘，無法無天 hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3]) / fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven / lawless 暴虐无道 暴虐無道 bào nüè - wú dào (idiom) tyrannical / oppressive / lawless 法外之地 fǎ wài zhī dì lawless area 无法无天 無法無天 wú fǎ - wú tiān (idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality / lawless / out of control / unruly syn 活动 活動 huó dòng to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 行为 行為 xíng wéi action / conduct / behavior / activity syn 表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn 性能 xìng néng function / performance / behavior syn 一套 yī tào suit / a set / a collection / of the same kind / the same old stuff / set pattern of behavior 规律 規律 guī lǜ rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline syn 为人 為人 wéi rén to conduct oneself / behavior / conduct / personal character syn 流氓 liú máng rogue / hoodlum / gangster / immoral behavior syn 行事 xíng shì to execute / to handle / behavior / action / conduct syn 风骚 風騷 fēng sāo literary excellence / flirtatious behavior syn 性行为 性行為 xìng xíng wéi sexual behavior syn 行径 行徑 xíng jìng (usu. pejorative) conduct / behavior / act / path / trail syn 分寸 fēn cun propriety / appropriate behavior / proper speech or action / within the norms syn 搞怪 gǎo guài to do sth wacky / wacky / wacky behavior 品行 pǐn xíng behavior / moral conduct syn 光明正大 guāng míng zhèng dà (of a person) honorable / not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard / without tricks / openly / (of a situation) out in the open syn 撒野 sā yě to display shockingly bad behavior / to behave atrociously syn 德性 dé xing (coll.) revolting behavior / CL:副[fu4] syn 老路 lǎo lù old road / familiar way / beaten track / conventional behavior syn 逆反 nì fǎn rebellious behavior / opposite / ob- 行 xìng behavior / conduct syn 行止 xíng zhǐ movements / attitude / behavior / whereabouts / tracks syn 礼尚往来 禮尚往來 lǐ shàng wǎng lái lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom) / fig. to return politeness for politeness syn 戾气 戾氣 lì qì evil tendencies / vicious currents / antisocial behavior 操行 cāo xíng (student's) behavior syn 吃错药 吃錯藥 chī cuò yào (lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine / (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual / abnormal 超龄 超齡 chāo líng too old / overage / (of a young person's behavior or attributes) beyond one's years / adultlike 黑旋风 黑旋風 hēi xuàn fēng Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵[Li3 Kui2], known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion 风纪 風紀 fēng jì standard of behavior / moral standards / discipline 世态 世態 shì tài the ways of the world / social behavior syn 生活作风 生活作風 shēng huó zuò fēng behavior / conduct 乖戾 guāi lì perverse (behavior) / disagreeable (character) syn 品貌 pǐn mào behavior and appearance syn 慎独 慎獨 shèn dú to preserve a proper behavior in private life 不成体统 不成體統 bù chéng tǐ tǒng not according with decorum (idiom) / scandalous / bad form / unacceptable behavior 损公肥私 損公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom) / personal profit at public expense / venal and selfish behavior syn 人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng human nature (idiom) / a behavior that is only natural syn 反客为主 反客為主 fǎn kè wéi zhǔ lit. the guest acts as host (idiom) / fig. to turn from passive to active behavior syn 恶叉白赖 惡叉白賴 è chā bái lài evil behavior (idiom) / brazen villainy 逐客令 zhú kè lìng the First Emperor's order to expel foreigners / (fig.) notice to leave / words or behavior intended at turning visitors out 桑间濮上 桑間濮上 sāng jiān pú shàng Sangjian by the Pu River, a place in the ancient state of Wei known for wanton behavior / lovers' rendezvous 天理难容 天理難容 tiān lǐ nán róng Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom) / intolerable behavior 大逆不道 dà nì bù dào disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society) syn 不合体统 不合體統 bù hé tǐ tǒng not according with decorum / scandalous / bad form / unacceptable behavior 人五人六 rén wǔ rén liù to make a show of being decent and proper / to display phony or hypocritical behavior 做派 zuò pài way of doing sth / behavior / to act in an affected manner / mannerism / gestures in opera 利他行为 利他行為 lì tā xíng wéi altruistic behavior 反社会 反社會 fǎn shè huì antisocial (behavior) 反社会行为 反社會行為 fǎn shè huì xíng wéi antisocial behavior 品学兼优 品學兼優 pǐn xué jiān yōu excelling both in morals and studies (idiom) / top marks for studies and for behavior (at school) / a paragon of virtue and learning syn 恶德 惡德 è dé wickedness / evil behavior 早知今日何必当初 早知今日何必當初 zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom) / to regret vainly one's past behavior 洁操 潔操 jié cāo unimpeachable conduct / noble behavior / spotless personal integrity 卢因 盧因 lú yīn Lewin (name) / Kurt Lewin (1890-1944), German-American psychologist of the Gestalt school known for his field theory of behavior 负外部性 負外部性 fù wài bù xìng negative influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society) 正外部性 zhèng wài bù xìng positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society) 扩散行为 擴散行為 proliferating behavior 品行良好 good behavior 表现良好 表現良好 good behavior 浮滑 fú huá (of language or behavior) flippant and insincere 三大纪律八项注意 三大紀律八項注意 sān dà jì lǜ bā xiàng zhù yì the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime 寻衅滋事罪 尋釁滋事罪 xún xìn zī shì zuì disorderly behavior (PRC law) 导正 導正 dǎo zhèng (Tw) to guide sb in the right direction / to correct (behavior etc) 中二病 zhōng èr bìng (neologism) strange behavior characteristic of a teenager going through puberty (loanword from Japanese "chūnibyō") 社会信用体系 社會信用體系 shè huì xìn yòng tǐ xì social credit system, a system that incentivizes individuals and businesses by creating consequences for good and bad behavior 后果自负 後果自負 hòu guǒ zì fù to take responsibility for the consequences of risky behavior / to have only oneself to blame if things go badly 舔狗 tiǎn gǒu (neologism c. 2018) (slang) simp / person who resorts to cringeworthy fawning behavior in pursuing sb who does not requite their affections 人五人六 rén wǔ - rén liù (idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper / to display phony or hypocritical behavior 伦理观 倫理觀 lún lǐ guān one's perspective on what constitutes ethical behavior 基操 jī cāo (slang) the norm / typical behavior / nothing out of the ordinary / just what you’d expect (often used ironically) (abbr. for 基本操作[ji1ben3 cao1zuo4]) 槽点 槽點 cáo diǎn (slang) an aspect that invites ridicule (e.g. a film's plot inconsistencies or unrealistic character behavior) 十分 shí fēn very / completely / utterly / extremely / absolutely / hundred percent / to divide into ten equal parts syn 全新 quán xīn all new / completely new syn 毫无 毫無 háo wú not in the least / to completely lack syn 总体 總體 zǒng tǐ completely / totally / total / entire / overall / population (statistics) syn 纯粹 純粹 chún cuì pure / unadulterated / purely / completely syn 走光 zǒu guāng to expose oneself / to be completely gone 不尽 不盡 bù jìn not completely / endlessly syn 全然 quán rán completely syn 用尽 用盡 yòng jìn to exhaust / to use up completely syn 全无 全無 quán wú none / completely without 尽是 盡是 jìn shì to be full of / completely 痊愈 痊癒 quán yù to recover completely (from illness or injury) syn 迷雾 迷霧 mí wù dense fog / fig. completely misleading 灭绝 滅絕 miè jué to become extinct / to die out / to lose (sth abstract) completely / to exterminate syn 一无所知 一無所知 yī wú suǒ zhī (idiom) not knowing anything at all / completely ignorant syn 一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom) / in an awful condition / complete shambles / a total mess syn 浑然 渾然 hún rán completely / absolutely / undivided / totally mixed up / muddled syn 无遗 無遺 wú yí completely / fully / without omission 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) / to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely syn 无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán wú gù no cause, no reason (idiom) / completely uncalled for syn 全副 quán fù completely syn 