HSK · Level 96
45 words
Chinese word
一言一行
Pronunciation
Pinyinyī yán yī xíng
Meaning
- nounwords and actions
Example
他的一言一行说明了他的诚意。tā de yì yán yì xíng shuō míng le tā de chéng yì
His words and actions show his sincerity.
More examples
评判一个人，不能只听他的说法，要看他的一言一行。píng pàn yí gè rén bù néng zhǐ tīng tā de shuō fǎ yào kàn tā de yì yán yì xíng
To judge a person, you cannot just listen to what they say; you must look at their words and actions.
Core concept
It views a person's character through the pairing of spoken words and observable behavior.
Common phrases
他的一言一行tā de yì yán yì xíng
his words and actions
以一言一行为准yǐ yì yán yì xíng wèi zhǔn
take words and actions as the basis
从一言一行看cóng yì yán yì xíng kàn
judge from words and actions
Similar words
言行yán xíng: A person's words and actual actions, taken together as a whole.
言语yán yǔ: The words spoken aloud or the way someone speaks.
行为xíng wéi: What a person or animal does, including its observable actions.
举止jú zhǐ: A person's visible manner and way of behaving.
Definition in Chinese
表示一个人说的话与所做的行为，侧重于两者的对照或表现。biǎo shì yí gè rén shuō de huà yǔ suǒ zuò de xíng wéi cè zhòng yú liáng zhě de duì zhào huò biǎo xiàn
Word origin
The compound 一言一行 (yīyányīxíng, "words and actions") pairs a single remark with a single act, giving equal weight to speech and behavior when a person's character is considered.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this noun often follows a person's name or possessive phrase and refers to overall conduct rather than one isolated remark or act.
Other meanings
- conductnoun
Related words
- 言行yán xíngwords and actionsnoun
- 言行一致yán xíng yí zhìwords and actions agreeidiom