Help
For Companies
For Schools
App
Android
iOS
Support
Login
Sign Up
Search
听其言而观其行
tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng
Pinyin
Definition
听其言而观其行
-
tīng qí yán ér guān qí xíng
hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions
Character Decomposition
听
口
斤
其
甘
一
八
言
言
而
而
观
又
见
行
行
Related Words
(20)
其
qí
1
his
2
her
3
its
4
their
5
that
6
such
7
it (refers to sth preceding it)
其他
qí tā
1
other
2
(sth or sb) else
3
the rest
其实
qí shí
1
actually
2
in fact
3
really
而
ér
1
and
2
as well as
3
and so
4
but (not)
5
yet (not)
6
(indicates causal relation)
7
(indicates change of state)
8
(indicates contrast)
而且
ér qiě
1
(not only ...) but also
2
moreover
3
in addition
4
furthermore
行
háng
1
row
2
line
3
commercial firm
4
line of business
5
profession
6
to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age)
7
(in data tables) row
8
(Tw) column
语言
yǔ yán
1
language
2
CL:門|门[mén],種|种[zhǒng]
进行
jìn xíng
1
to advance
2
to conduct
3
underway
4
in progress
5
to do
6
to carry out
7
to carry on
8
to execute
一行
yī xíng
1
party
2
delegation
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
上行
shàng xíng
1
(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital)
2
(of river boats) to go against the current
3
to submit (a document) to higher authorities
下行
xià xíng
1
(of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital)
2
(of river boats) to travel downstream
3
to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels
4
(of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
1
to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
中行
Zhōng háng
1
abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行[Zhōng guó Yín háng]
久而久之
jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī
1
over time
2
as time passes
3
in the fullness of time
代言
dài yán
1
to be a spokesperson
2
to be an ambassador (for a brand)
3
to endorse
代言人
dài yán rén
1
spokesperson
例行
lì xíng
1
routine (task, procedure etc)
2
as usual
修行
xiū xíng
1
to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism)
2
to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
其中
qí zhōng
1
among
2
in
3
included among these
Idioms
(20)
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
1
to disperse in confusion (idiom)
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
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
1
to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
1
to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
1
to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
1
to win instant success (idiom)
2
to become an instant hit
一目十行
yī mù shí háng
1
ten lines at a glance (idiom)
2
to read very rapidly
一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
1
(one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
1
every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
1
to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
1
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2
in a nutshell
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
2
words of enormous weight
一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
1
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
1
(idiom) it's a deal
2
that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
1
each word carries weight
2
a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
1
hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
1
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2
success at a stroke
3
to get results overnight
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
1
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2
success at a stroke
3
to get results overnight
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
1
to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
Sample Sentences