"Behavior" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 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]
 xíng wéi action / conduct / behavior / activity
 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior
 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
 wéi rén to conduct oneself / behavior / conduct / personal character
 xíng shì to execute / to handle / behavior / action / conduct
 xíng jìng path / conduct / behavior
 pǐn xíng behavior / moral conduct
 xíng zhǐ movements / attitude / behavior / whereabouts / tracks
 cāo xíng (student's) behavior
 shēng huó zuò fēng behavior / conduct
 zuò pài way of doing sth / behavior / to act in an affected manner / mannerism / gestures in opera
 yī tào suit / a set / a collection / of the same kind / the same old stuff / set pattern of behavior
 guī lu:4 rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline
 liú máng rogue / hoodlum / gangster / immoral behavior
 fēng sāo literary excellence / flirtatious behavior
 xìng xíng wéi sexual behavior
 fēn cun propriety / appropriate behavior / proper speech or action / within the norms
 gǎo guài to do sth wacky / wacky / wacky behavior
 sā yě to display shockingly bad behavior / to behave atrociously
 dé xing (coll.) revolting behavior / CL:副[fu4]
 lǎo lù old road / familiar way / beaten track / conventional behavior
 nì fǎn rebellious behavior / opposite / ob-
 xìng behavior / conduct
 lǐ shàng wǎng lái lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom) / fig. to return politeness for politeness
 lì qì evil tendencies / vicious currents / antisocial behavior
 chī cuò yào (lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine / (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual / abnormal
 chāo líng too old / overage / (of a young person's behavior or attributes) beyond one's years / adultlike
 Hēi Xuàn fēng Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵[Li3 Kui2], known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion
 fēng jì standard of behavior / moral standards / discipline
 shì tài the ways of the world / social behavior
 pǐn mào behavior and appearance
 shèn dú to preserve a proper behavior in private life
 bù chéng tǐ tǒng not according with decorum (idiom) / scandalous / bad form / unacceptable behavior
 sǔn gōng féi sī to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom) / personal profit at public expense / venal and selfish behavior
 rén zhī cháng qíng human nature (idiom) / a behavior that is only natural
 ruò ròu qiáng shí lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom) / fig. predatory behavior / the law of the jungle
 zhú kè lìng the First Emperor's order to expel foreigners / (fig.) notice to leave / words or behavior intended at turning visitors out
 fǎn kè wéi zhǔ lit. the guest acts as host (idiom) / fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
 è chā bái lài evil behavior (idiom) / brazen villainy
 Sāng jiān Pú shàng Sangjian by the Pu River, a place in the ancient state of Wei known for wanton behavior / lovers' rendezvous
 tiān lǐ nán róng Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom) / intolerable behavior
 dà nì bù dào disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)
 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
 bù hé tǐ tǒng not according with decorum / scandalous / bad form / unacceptable behavior
 rén wǔ rén liù to make a show of being decent and proper / to display phony or hypocritical behavior
 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.
 lì tā xíng wéi altruistic behavior
 fǎn shè huì xíng wéi antisocial behavior
 è dé wickedness / evil behavior
 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
 yín xíng wanton or lascivious behavior / adulterous behavior
 jié cāo unimpeachable conduct / noble behavior / spotless personal integrity
 Lú yīn Lewin (name) / Kurt Lewin (1890-1944), German-American psychologist of the Gestalt school known for his field theory of behavior
 fù wài bù xìng negative influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)
 zhèng wài bù xìng positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)
  proliferating behavior
  good behavior
  good behavior
 Sān Dà Jì lu:4 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
 xún xìn zī shì zuì disorderly behavior (PRC law)
 zhōng èr bìng (neologism) strange behavior characteristic of a teenager going through puberty (loanword from Japanese "chūnibyō")
 shè huì xìn yòng tǐ xì social credit system, a system that incentivizes individuals and businesses by creating consequences for good and bad behavior
 hòu guǒ zì fù to take responsibility for the consequences of risky behavior / to have only oneself to blame if things go badly
 tiǎn gǒu (neologism c. 2018) (slang) simp / person who resorts to cringeworthy fawning behavior in pursuing sb who does not requite their affections
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