一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng
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1 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
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2 willful
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3 one's own way
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4 dogmatic
一目十行
yī mù shí háng
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1 ten lines at a glance (idiom)
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2 to read very rapidly
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
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1 every word and action (idiom)
三人行,必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
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1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
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2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
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1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
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1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
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1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
三百六十行
sān bǎi liù shí háng
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1 all walks of life (idiom)
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2 every trade
上有政策,下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
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1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
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1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
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1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
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1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
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2 to ensure strictly obedience
倒行逆施
dào xíng nì shī
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1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
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2 to try to turn back history
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3 a perverse way of doing things
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
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1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
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1 to announce to the world (idiom)
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2 to make public
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3 to let everyone know
公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng
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1 to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
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2 to let the world know
公事公办
gōng shì gōng bàn
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1 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
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1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
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2 selfless
公说公有理,婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
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1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
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1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts