雨燕 yǔ yàn swift / Apodidae (the swift family) 行动值 行動值 xíng dòng zhí (gaming) action points (points required to complete an action) / (Tw) action level (the level of concentration of a harmful substance at which remedial action is considered necessary) 雷厉风行 雷厲風行 léi lì fēng xíng pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom) / swift and decisive reaction syn 兵贵神速 兵貴神速 bīng guì shén sù lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom) / fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth) syn 山高水险 山高水險 shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift / to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom) 千里马常有，而伯乐不常有 千里馬常有，而伯樂不常有 qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it 飞速 飛速 fēi sù swift / rapidly syn 麻利 má li swift / agile / efficient / quick-witted (colloquial) syn 迅疾 xùn jí rapid / swift syn 剽悍 piāo hàn swift and fierce syn 奔马 奔馬 bēn mǎ (literary) (swift like a) speeding horse 疾 jí (bound form) disease / ailment / (bound form) swift / (literary) to hate / to abhor syn 串 chuàn to string together / to skewer / to connect wrongly / to gang up / to rove / string / bunch / skewer / classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of / to make a swift or abrupt linear movement (like a bead on an abacus) / to move across syn 浏 瀏 liú clear / deep (of water) / swift 绚 絢 xuàn adorned / swift / gorgeous / brilliant / variegated syn 剽 piāo to rob / swift / nimble / Taiwan pr. [piao4] 鹯 鸇 zhān sparrow hawk / swift 鸇 zhān sparrow hawk / swift 駾 tuì approach at swift gallop (on horses) 淢 yù moat / swift current 寁 zǎn swift 劲急 勁急 jìng jí strong and swift 麻力 má li swift / agile / efficient / quick witted (colloquial) / also written 麻利[ma2 li5] SWIFT资金转账 SWIFT資金轉賬 SWIFT money transfers 小白腰雨燕 xiǎo bái yāo yǔ yàn (bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis) 普通楼燕 普通樓燕 pǔ tōng lóu yàn (bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus) 暗背雨燕 àn bèi yǔ yàn (bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda) 棕雨燕 zōng yǔ yàn (bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) 弯道超车 彎道超車 wān dào chāo chē to overtake on a bend (driving) / (fig.) taking opportunity of tight corners to make swift progress (economy etc) 凌厉 凌厲 líng lì swift and fierce / fierce / forceful syn 飞毛腿 飛毛腿 fēi máo tuǐ swift feet / fleet-footed runner 溜 liù swift current / rapids / (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled / proficient / (of movements) quick / speedy / (bound form) rain runoff from a roof / (bound form) roof gutter / classifier for rows, lines etc / surroundings / neighborhood / (dialect) to practice / (dialect) to plaster / to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc) syn 行动纲领 行動綱領 xíng dòng gāng lǐng action plan / program of action 见诸行动 見諸行動 jiàn zhū xíng dòng to translate sth into action / to put sth into action 行动2行动计划 行動2行動計劃 Action 2 Plan of Action 地雷行动规划和快速反应框架 Framework for Mine Action Planning and Rapid Response / Mine Action Rapid Response Plan / Rapid Response Plan 地雷行动快速反应计划 Framework for Mine Action Planning and Rapid Response / Mine Action Rapid Response Plan / Rapid Response Plan 快速反应计划 Framework for Mine Action Planning and Rapid Response / Mine Action Rapid Response Plan / Rapid Response Plan 不采取行动动议 no action motion / motion of non action 小岛屿发展中国家可持续发展行动纲领 Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States / Barbados Programme of Action 科威特行动计划 Action Plan for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Areas of Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates / Kuwait Action Plan 地雷行动处 United Nations Mine Action Service / Mine Action Service 地雷行动官员 mine action official / mine action officer 比什凯克行动纲领 Bishkek Programme of Action / Programme of Action 区域应对行动计划 Regional Action Plan to Address the Growing Problem of Illicit Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Drug Abuse in West Africa / Regional Response Action Plan 东非行动计划 Action Plan for the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region / Eastern African Action Plan 2005-2015年兵库行动框架 2005-2015年兵庫行動框架 Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters / Hyogo Framework for Action 加强国家和社区的抗灾能力 Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters / Hyogo Framework for Action 兵库行动框架 Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters / Hyogo Framework for Action 国际气候行动网络 Climate Action Network - International / Climate Action Network 气候行动网络 Climate Action Network - International / Climate Action Network 八大工业化国家森林行动纲领 八大工業化國家森林行動綱領 Group of Eight Major Industrialized Countries' Action Programme on Forests / G8 Action Programme on Forests 8国森林行动纲领 8國森林行動綱領 Group of Eight Major Industrialized Countries' Action Programme on Forests / G8 Action Programme on Forests 西北太平洋行动计划 西北太平洋行動計劃 Action Plan for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Northwest Pacific Region / Northwest Pacific Action Plan 达喀尔全民教育行动框架 達喀爾全民教育行動框架 Dakar Framework for Action: Education For All: Meeting Our Collective Commitments / Dakar Framework for Action on Education for All 穆斯林民族迎接21世纪挑战十年行动纲领 穆斯林民族迎接21世紀挑戰十年行動綱領 Ten-year Programme of Action to Meet the Challenges Facing the Muslim Ummah in the Twenty-first Century / Ten-Year Programme of Action 十年行动纲领 十年行動綱領 Ten-year Programme of Action to Meet the Challenges Facing the Muslim Ummah in the Twenty-first Century / Ten-Year Programme of Action 欧洲委员会残疾行动计划 歐洲委員會殘疾行動計劃 Council of Europe Action Plan to promote the rights and full participation of people with disabilities in society: improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in Europe 2006-2015 / Council of Europe Disability Action Plan 生物作用光谱 生物作用光譜 shēng wù zuò yòng guāng pǔ biological action spectrum / action spectrum 琵琶湖千年行动纲要 琵琶湖千年行動綱要 Biwako MIllennium Framework for Action Towards an Inclusive, Barrier-Free and Rights-Based Society for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific / Biwako Millennium Framework for Action 小武器行动纲领 小武器行動綱領 Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects / Programme of Action on Small Arms 森林执法、治理与贸易行动计划 森林執法、治理與貿易行動計劃 Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Action Plan / FLEGT Action Plan 南美洲反洗钱金融行动工作组 南美洲反洗錢金融行動工作組 South American Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering / South American Financial Action Task Force 南美洲金融行动工作组 南美洲金融行動工作組 South American Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering / South American Financial Action Task Force 土着人民与信息社会全球论坛行动纲领 土著人民與信息社會全球論壇行動綱領 Programme of Action of the Global Forum of Indigenous Peoples and the Information Society / Geneva Programme of Action 日内瓦行动纲领 日內瓦行動綱領 Programme of Action of the Global Forum of Indigenous Peoples and the Information Society / Geneva Programme of Action 联合国流感行动中央基金 聯合國流感行動中央基金 United Nations Central Fund for influenza Action / Central Fund for Influenza Action 科索沃男女平等行动纲领 科索沃男女平等行動綱領 Kosovo Action Programme for Gender Equality / Kosovo Action Plan for the Achievement of Gender Equality 科索沃实现男女平等行动计划 科索沃實現男女平等行動計劃 Kosovo Action Programme for Gender Equality / Kosovo Action Plan for the Achievement of Gender Equality 马普托行动计划 馬普托行動計劃 Maputo Plan of Action for the Operationalisation of the Continental Policy Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights 2007–2010 / Maputo Plan of Action 穆斯林民主行动党 穆斯林民主行動黨 Muslim Party of Democratic Action / Party of Democratic Action 反恐行动计划 反恐行動計劃 EU Plan of Action on Combating Terrorism / Action Plan on Combating Terrorism 国家行动计划 國家行動計劃 national plan of action / national action plan 国家地雷行动计划 國家地雷行動計劃 national mine action plan / national mine action programme 地雷行动计划 地雷行動計劃 Mine Action Plan / Mine Action Programme 地雷行动方桉 地雷行動方案 Mine Action Plan / Mine Action Programme 第四次东京会议横滨行动计划 第四次東京會議橫濱行動計劃 TICAD IV Yokohama Action Plan / Yokohama Action Plan 横滨行动计划 橫濱行動計劃 TICAD IV Yokohama Action Plan / Yokohama Action Plan 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation / (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently / as if by prior agreement syn 后顾之忧 後顧之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) / family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything" 势在必行 勢在必行 shì zài bì xíng circumstances require action (idiom) / absolutely necessary / imperative 染指 rǎn zhǐ to dip a finger (idiom) / fig. to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action / abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎 一言一行 yī yán yī xíng every word and action (idiom) syn 快刀斩乱麻 快刀斬亂麻 kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom) / decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot syn 先斩后奏 先斬後奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities 自食其果 zì shí qí guǒ to eat one's own fruit (idiom) / fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action / to reap what one has sown syn 散兵游勇 散兵遊勇 sǎn bīng yóu yǒng lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom) / fig. disorganized uncoordinated action syn 独断独行 獨斷獨行 dú duàn dú xíng to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself syn 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom) / fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances syn 面授机宜 面授機宜 miàn shòu jī yí (idiom) to brief sb in person on the line of action to pursue / to advise face-to-face on how to deal with the present situation 急如星火 jí rú xīng huǒ lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom) / requiring immediate action / extremely urgent syn 抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom) / fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action syn 独断专行 獨斷專行 dú duàn zhuān xíng to decide and act alone (idiom) / to take arbitrary action / a law unto oneself syn 摩拳擦掌 mó quán cā zhǎng fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom) / to roll up one's sleeves for battle / eager to get into action or start on a task syn 卑鄙龌龊 卑鄙齷齪 bēi bǐ wò chuò sordid and contemptible (idiom) / vile and repulsive (esp. character or action) 卑陋龌龊 卑陋齷齪 bēi lòu wò chuò sordid and contemptible (idiom) / vile and repulsive (esp. character or action) 尾大不掉 wěi dà bù diào large tail obstructs action (idiom) / bottom heavy / fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates 引而不发 引而不發 yǐn ér bù fā to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius) / ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run syn 振臂一呼 zhèn bì yī hū to issue a call for action / to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call (idiom) syn 