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 行 xìng behavior / conduct 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 行为 行為 xíng wéi action / conduct / behavior / activity 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 邪恶 邪惡 xié è sinister / vicious / wicked / evil syn 流氓 liú máng rogue / hoodlum / gangster / immoral behavior syn 行事 xíng shì to execute / to handle / behavior / action / conduct syn 罪恶 罪惡 zuì è crime / evil / sin syn 恶意 惡意 è yì malice / evil intention syn 性行为 性行為 xìng xíng wéi sexual behavior syn 规律 規律 guī lǜ rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline syn 妖精 yāo jing evil spirit / alluring woman syn 恶人 惡人 è rén evil person / vile creature / villain / (archaic) ugly person syn 邪教 xié jiào evil cult 行径 行徑 xíng jìng (usu. pejorative) conduct / behavior / act / path / trail 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 风骚 風騷 fēng sāo literary excellence / flirtatious behavior syn 恶性 惡性 è xìng malignant / wicked / vicious (circle) / producing evil / rapid (decline) / runaway (inflation) syn 性能 xìng néng function / performance / behavior syn 恶鬼 惡鬼 è guǐ evil spirit / devil syn 魔王 mó wáng devil king / evil person syn 豺狼 chái láng jackal and wolf / ravenous wolf / fig. evil person / vicious tyrant syn 魔爪 mó zhǎo evil clutches / claws syn 撒野 sā yě to display shockingly bad behavior / to behave atrociously syn 品行 pǐn xíng behavior / moral conduct syn 善恶 善惡 shàn è good and evil / good versus evil 作恶 作惡 zuò è to do evil syn 恶名 惡名 è míng bad name / evil reputation syn 霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent syn 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice 万恶 萬惡 wàn è everything that is evil syn 老路 lǎo lù old road / familiar way / beaten track / conventional behavior syn 恶霸 惡霸 è bà evil tyrant syn 恶果 惡果 è guǒ evil consequence / retribution (in Buddhism) syn 恶行 惡行 è xíng evil or wicked conduct syn 分寸 fēn cun propriety / appropriate behavior / proper speech or action / within the norms syn 鬼魅 guǐ mèi demon / evil spirit syn 邪魔 xié mó evil spirit syn 邪念 xié niàn wicked idea / evil thought / evil desire syn 邪说 邪說 xié shuō harmful teachings / evil doctrine syn 鬼祟 guǐ suì evil spirit / sneaky / secretive syn 奸笑 jiān xiào evil smile / sinister smile syn 魔掌 mó zhǎng the power of sb or sth evil / the clutches (of a bad person etc) syn 恶言 惡言 è yán evil tongue / malicious talk syn 死有余辜 死有餘辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū (idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment syn 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 恶语 惡語 è yǔ evil words / malicious talk syn 居心 jū xīn to harbor (evil) intentions / to be bent on / a tranquil heart or mind syn 避邪 bì xié to avoid evil spirits 洁身自好 潔身自好 jié shēn zì hào clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean syn 贼心 賊心 zéi xīn evil intentions syn 无所不为 無所不為 wú suǒ bù wéi not stopping at anything / all manner of evil syn 乖戾 guāi lì perverse (behavior) / disagreeable (character) syn 恶贯满盈 惡貫滿盈 è guàn mǎn yíng lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom) / filled with extreme evil / replete with vice / guilty of monstrous crimes syn 邪路 xié lù deviant path / evil ways syn 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng to harbor evil intentions (idiom) syn 弊病 bì bìng malady / evil / malpractice / drawback / disadvantage 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 笑面虎 xiào miàn hǔ man with a big smile and evil intentions syn 奸计 奸計 jiān jì evil plan / evil schemes syn 阴风 陰風 yīn fēng chill wind / (fig.) evil wind syn 造孽 zào niè to do evil / to commit sins syn 狞笑 獰笑 níng xiào to laugh nastily / evil grin 邪气 邪氣 xié qì evil influence / unhealthy trend / (a person's) evil air / aura of wickedness / (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4], vital energy) syn 余孽 餘孽 yú niè remaining evil element / surviving members (of an evil former regime) / dregs (of a colonial administration) syn 超龄 超齡 chāo líng too old / overage / (of a young person's behavior or attributes) beyond one's years / adultlike 为虎作伥 為虎作倀 wèi hǔ zuò chāng to act as accomplice to the tiger / to help a villain do evil (idiom) syn 孽障 niè zhàng evil creature syn 收心 shōu xīn to concentrate on the task / to curb one's evil instincts 世态 世態 shì tài the ways of the world / social behavior syn 品貌 pǐn mào behavior and appearance syn 曲直 qū zhí lit. crooked and straight / fig. right and wrong, good and evil syn 疾恶如仇 疾惡如仇 jí wù rú chóu to hate evil as one hates an enemy (idiom) syn 鬼蜮 guǐ yù treacherous person / evil spirit syn 一套 yī tào suit / a set / a collection / of the same kind / the same old stuff / set pattern of behavior 为人 為人 wéi rén to conduct oneself / behavior / conduct / personal character syn 搞怪 gǎo guài to do sth wacky / wacky / wacky behavior 暗喜 àn xǐ hidden smile / smirk / to rejoice covertly / secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans syn 恶势力 惡勢力 è shì li evil forces / criminals elements syn 恶势力 惡勢力 è shì lì evil forces / criminal elements syn 憎恶 憎惡 zēng è to hate evil syn 德性 dé xing (coll.) revolting behavior / CL:副[fu4] syn 逆反 nì fǎn rebellious behavior / opposite / ob- 恶俗 惡俗 è sú bad habit / evil custom / vulgarity 恶气 惡氣 è qì evil smell / resentment / unpleasant manner 行止 xíng zhǐ movements / attitude / behavior / whereabouts / tracks syn 戾气 戾氣 lì qì evil tendencies / vicious currents / antisocial behavior 钟馗 鐘馗 zhōng kuí Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits) / (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil 操行 cāo xíng (student's) behavior syn 貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier 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 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 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 风纪 風紀 fēng jì standard of behavior / moral standards / discipline 妖邪 yāo xié evil monster 生活作风 生活作風 shēng huó zuò fēng behavior / conduct 石虎 shí hǔ leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) / sculpted stone tiger installed at the tomb of revered figures in ancient times to ward off evil spirits 