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 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 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 撒娇 撒嬌 sā jiāo to act like a spoiled child / to throw a tantrum / to act coquettishly syn 蛮干 蠻幹 mán gàn to act rashly / to act precipitously regardless of the consequences / reckless / foolhardy / daredevil 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 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 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 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 便宜行事 biàn yí xíng shì act at one's discretion / act as one sees fit syn 当 當 dāng to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at syn 表演 biǎo yǎn play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate / CL:場|场[chang3] 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 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 zuò to do / to engage in / to write / to compose / to pretend / to feign / to regard as / to consider to be / to be / to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings / works syn 动作 動作 dòng zuò movement / motion / action (CL:個|个[ge4]) / to act / to move 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 玩意 wán yì toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) 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 据 據 jù according to / to act in accordance with / to depend on / to seize / to occupy syn 代 dài to be a substitute for / to act on behalf of / to replace / to substitute / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon syn 扮演 bàn yǎn to play the role of / to act 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 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 举动 舉動 jǔ dòng act / action / activity / move / movement syn 装作 裝作 zhuāng zuò to pretend / to feign / to act a part syn 监护 監護 jiān hù to act as a guardian 胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene / to make trouble syn 偷窥 偷窺 tōu kuī to peep / to peek / to act as voyeur syn 乱来 亂來 luàn lái to act recklessly / to mess around syn 假扮 jiǎ bàn to impersonate / to act the part of sb / to disguise oneself as sb else syn 失礼 失禮 shī lǐ to act discourteously / forgive me (for my impropriety) syn 合伙 hé huǒ to act jointly / to form a partnership syn 装傻 裝傻 zhuāng shǎ to act stupid / to pretend to be naive 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 联手 聯手 lián shǒu lit. to join hands / to act together syn 行凶 行兇 xíng xiōng violent crime / to commit a violent act (assault or murder) syn 饰演 飾演 shì yǎn to act / to play a part syn 自主 zì zhǔ independent / to act for oneself / autonomous syn 行径 行徑 xíng jìng (usu. pejorative) conduct / behavior / act / path / trail 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 奉命 fèng mìng to receive orders / to follow orders / to act under orders syn 充当 充當 chōng dāng to serve as / to act as / to play the role of syn 中介 zhōng jiè to act as intermediary / to link / intermediate / inter- / agency / agent syn 轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) syn 暴行 bào xíng savage act / outrage / atrocity syn 胡来 胡來 hú lái to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules / to mess with sth / to make a hash of things / to cause trouble syn 撮合 cuō he to play matchmaker / to act as a middleman 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 装蒜 裝蒜 zhuāng suàn to act stupid / to play dumb / to pretend to not know syn 噱头 噱頭 xué tóu amusing speech or act / jokes / antics / funny / amusing / Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2] syn 招摇 招搖 zhāo yáo to rock back and forth / (fig.) to act ostentatiously / to brag / to show off syn 明智之举 明智之舉 míng zhì zhī jǔ sensible act 操之过急 操之過急 cāo zhī guò jí to act with undue haste (idiom) / eager and impatient / overhasty syn 捉奸 捉姦 zhuō jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations) 举措 舉措 jǔ cuò move / act / measure syn 变通 變通 biàn tōng pragmatic / flexible / to act differently in different situations / to accommodate to circumstances 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 任凭 任憑 rèn píng no matter what / despite / to allow (sb to act arbitrarily) syn 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted 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 捕风捉影 捕風捉影 bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom) / fig. groundless accusations / to act on hearsay evidence 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 合流 hé liú to converge / to flow together / fig. to act alike / to evolve together 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) / to say what one means / to think and act as one syn 冲昏头脑 衝昏頭腦 chōng hūn tóu nǎo lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom) / fig. excited and unable to act rationally / to go to one's head 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 一条心 一條心 yī tiáo xīn to be of one mind / to think or act alike syn 摄政 攝政 shè zhèng to act as regent 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 双簧 雙簧 shuāng huáng a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing / double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon) 反其道而行之 fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī to do the very opposite / to act in a diametrically opposite way syn 做媒 zuò méi to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc) syn 旁若无人 旁若無人 páng ruò wú rén to act as though there were nobody else present / unselfconscious / fig. without regard for others syn 穿针引线 穿針引線 chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn lit. to thread a needle (idiom) / fig. to act as a go-between syn 沆瀣一气 沆瀣一氣 hàng xiè yī qì to act in collusion (idiom) / in cahoots with / villains will look after one another syn 合演 hé yǎn to act together / to put on a joint performance 行将 行將 xíng jiāng ready to start on sth / about to act syn 悬崖勒马 懸崖勒馬 xuán yá lè mǎ lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom) / fig. to act in the nick of time 不可抗力 bù kě kàng lì force majeure / act of God syn 发案 發案 fā àn occurrence (refers to time and place esp. of a criminal act) / to take place / to occur / to advertise freelance work 放胆 放膽 fàng dǎn to act boldly 做东 做東 zuò dōng to act as host syn 专断 專斷 zhuān duàn to act arbitrarily / to make decisions without consulting others syn 讨巧 討巧 tǎo qiǎo to act cleverly to get what one desires / to get the best at least expense syn 联动 聯動 lián dòng (of the parts of a machine) to move together / to act in coordination / to be coupled / linkage 南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom) syn 知趣 zhī qù to act tactfully / tactful / discreet syn 着意 著意 zhuó yì to act with diligent care syn 兽行 獸行 shòu xíng brutal act / bestiality 闻风而动 聞風而動 wén fēng ér dòng to respond instantly / to act at once on hearing the news 选举法 選舉法 Electoral Act 假充 jiǎ chōng to pose as sb / to act a part / imposture syn 说媒 說媒 shuō méi to act as a matchmaker syn 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 量体裁衣 量體裁衣 liáng tǐ cái yī lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / To live within one's means. 