言行 meaning in English

yánxíng

words and actions; what one says and what one does

HSK 7-9noun13 strokes

Meaning of 言行

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yánxíng
  1. words and actions
  2. what one says and what one does

言行 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā言yán行xíng不bù一yī。
His words and deeds do not match.
注zhù意yì言yán行xíng!
Be careful what you say.
她tā言yán行xíng一yī致zhì。
Her behavior is consistent with her words.
你nǐ的de言yán行xíng必bì须xū一yí致zhì。
Your words must correspond with your actions.
他tā衣yī着zhuó像xiàng个gè绅shēn士shì,言yán行xíng举jǔ止zhǐ却què像xiàng个gè小xiǎo丑chǒu。
His dress is that of a gentleman, but his speech and behavior are those of a clown.

Stroke order for each character

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言 yán · words · 7 strokes

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行 xíng · to walk · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 言行.

不行bùxíngwon't do; be out of the question
进行jìnxíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out
行动xíngdòngoperation; action
行为xíngwéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
银行yínhángbank
旅行lǚxíngto travel; journey; trip
举行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
语言yǔyánlanguage
流行liúxíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc)
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle; bike
行人xíngrénpedestrian; traveler on foot
银行卡yínhángkǎbank card

Questions about 言行

What does 言行 mean?

言行 (yánxíng) means "words and actions; what one says and what one does" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 言行?

言行 is made of 2 characters: 言 (7 strokes), 行 (6 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 言行 an HSK word?

Yes. 言行 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.