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(xíng wéi) - behaviour, conduct, action in Mandarin

xíngwéi

Traditional: 行為

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Translation

behaviour, conduct, action

Word origin

A compound of 行 (xíng, to act or to do) and 为 (wéi, to do or to make), together meaning conduct or behaviour, the way a person acts.

Origin
compound
Root
行 (xíng, to act) + 为 (wéi, to do)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 行

Stroke order for 为

Examples

His behaviour is very strange.

This kind of conduct is wrong.

We must take responsibility for our actions.

yáng

The teacher praised his good behaviour.

bào

Violent behaviour is unacceptable.

行为 (xíng wéi) means behaviour, conduct, action. It is a noun for how a person acts.

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This word is part of lesson 21.