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 流氓 liú máng rogue / hoodlum / gangster / immoral behavior syn 行事 xíng shì to execute / to handle / behavior / action / conduct 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 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 性能 xìng néng function / performance / behavior syn 撒野 sā yě to display shockingly bad behavior / to behave atrociously syn 品行 pǐn xíng behavior / moral conduct syn 老路 lǎo lù old road / familiar way / beaten track / conventional behavior syn 分寸 fēn cun propriety / appropriate behavior / proper speech or action / within the norms syn 乖戾 guāi lì perverse (behavior) / disagreeable (character) 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 超龄 超齡 chāo líng too old / overage / (of a young person's behavior or attributes) beyond one's years / adultlike 世态 世態 shì tài the ways of the world / social behavior syn 品貌 pǐn mào behavior and appearance 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 德性 dé xing (coll.) revolting behavior / CL:副[fu4] syn 行止 xíng zhǐ movements / attitude / behavior / whereabouts / tracks 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 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 生活作风 生活作風 shēng huó zuò fēng behavior / conduct 慎独 慎獨 shèn dú to preserve a proper behavior in private life 人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng human nature (idiom) / a behavior that is only natural syn 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 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 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 欺生 qī shēng to cheat strangers / to bully strangers / (of domesticated animals) to be rebellious with unfamiliar people syn 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 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 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 淫行 yín xíng wanton or lascivious behavior / adulterous behavior 王敦 wáng dūn Wang Dun (266-324), powerful general of Jin dynasty and brother of civil official Wang Dao 王導|王导, subsequently rebellious warlord 322-324 逆臣 nì chén rebellious minister 顽民 頑民 wán mín unruly people / rebellious subjects / disloyal citizens 关于终止叛乱的声明 關於終止叛亂的聲明 Declaration on the end of the rebellious action 反相 fǎn xiàng (a person's) rebellious appearance / signs of an impending rebellion / (physics) reversed phase 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 以言代法,以权压法 以言代法,以權壓法 yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom) / completely lawless behavior / Might makes right. 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 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)