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 yán xíng words and actions / what one says and what one does
 liú lù to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc
 zì zhǎo to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions / you asked for it / to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)
 hǎo huà friendly advice / words spoken on sb's behalf / a good word / kind words / words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions
 pǔ xiě to compose (a piece of music) / (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride)
 cā biān qiú (table tennis) edge ball / (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable
 shàn xíng good actions
 jī dé to accumulate merit / to do good / to give to charity / virtuous actions
 jiù yóu zì qǔ (idiom) to have only oneself to blame / to bring trouble through one's own actions
 chī kǔ tou to suffer / to suffer for one's actions / to pay dearly / to burn one's fingers
 zhuàn to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions
 gǔ thigh / part of a whole / portion of a sum / (finance) stock / share / strand of a thread / low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1] / classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc / classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff / classifier for bands of people, gangs etc / classifier for sudden forceful actions
 fān (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese) / barbarian / classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort / (classifier) a kind / a sort / (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double")
 yán xíng yī zhì (idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
 mí hún tāng potion given to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life (aka 孟婆湯|孟婆汤[meng4po2tang1]) / magic potion / (fig.) bewitching words or actions
 zhí qíng jìng xíng straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)
 tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects) / judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
 yán xíng ruò yī (idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
 shè huì xíng dòng social actions
 bǎo chéng document guaranteeing the words or actions of a third party (old)
 chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom) / the bystander will also suffer / fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions / ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
 dà chī kǔ tou to suffer / to suffer for one's actions / to pay dearly / to burn one's fingers
 hǎo hàn zuò shì , hǎo hàn dāng daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
 fàng diāo to act wickedly / to bully / to make life difficult for sb by unreasonable actions
 gǎn zuò gǎn dāng daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
 zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom) / fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. / One must live with the consequences of one's actions. / You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
 tīng qí yán guān qí xíng hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects) / judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
2007年10月3日  Joint Statement of 3 October 2007 / Second-Phase Actions for the Implementation of the September 2005 Joint Statement
  Joint Statement of 3 October 2007 / Second-Phase Actions for the Implementation of the September 2005 Joint Statement
  United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women / Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women
  United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women / Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women
  Programme for Priority Actions
  Portfolio of Water Actions
  Guidelines for Development of National Policies and Actions for Pollution Reduction
  Congress on Peace and Humanitarian Actions
  internationally agreed actions on forests
  Initial Actions for Implementation of the Joint Statement
  Congress on International Solidarity and Humanitarian Actions
  Statement on Cooperative Counter-Terrorist Actions on Border Security
  Global Meeting of Regional Seas Conventions and Actions Plans
  Practical Guide to contract procedures for EC external actions
 wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you / (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success / also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫
 xíng bù gēng míng , zuò bù gǎi xìng I am who I am and not ashamed of it / to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions
 hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom) / a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions / the buck stops here
 Dǎ Má què Yùn dòng the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
 zì shí è guǒ lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom) / fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions / to stew in one's own juice
 jī tǔ chéng shān lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom) / fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions
 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)
 mí hún yào magic potion / (fig.) bewitching words or actions / knockout drug / ecstasy / MDMA
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