3 to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels
4 (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom
Idioms (20)
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一意孤行
yī yì gū xíng
1 obstinately clinging to one's course (idiom)
2 willful
3 one's own way
4 dogmatic
一目十行
yī mù shí háng
1 ten lines at a glance (idiom)
2 to read very rapidly
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
1 every word and action (idiom)
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七扭八歪
qī niǔ bā wāi
1 misshapen
2 crooked
3 uneven (idiom)
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
1 to order again and again (idiom)
三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
1 think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
1 over and over again (idiom)
三百六十行
sān bǎi liù shí háng
1 all walks of life (idiom)
2 every trade
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
2 at sixes and sevens
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)