| 听话 | tīng huà | to do what one is told / obedient |   |
| 干啥 | gàn shá | do what? | |
| 亦步亦趋 | yì bù yì qū | to blindly follow suit (idiom) / to imitate slavishly / to do what everyone else is doing | |
| 见猎心喜 | jiàn liè xīn xǐ | lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom) / fig. seeing others do what one loves to do, one is inspired to try it again | |
| 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 | zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng | only the official is allowed to light the fire / Gods may do what cattle may not / quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi | |
| 说干就干 | shuō gàn jiù gàn | to do what needs to be done, without delay | |
