行动

行動
xíngdòng
verb HSK 2 #526

Meanings

  1. 1 to act
  2. 2 action
  3. 3 to move about

Examples

Wǒmen xiànzài jiù xíngdòng ba!
Let's take action now!
Tā shuōle hěn duō, dànshì méiyǒu xíngdòng.
He said a lot, but didn't take action.
Xíngdòng bǐ shuōhuà gèng zhòngyào.
Actions are more important than words.

Tips

usage
行动 emphasizes doing something concrete, not just thinking or talking about it.
grammar
Can be used as both a verb (to act) and a noun (an action): 采取行动 (cǎiqǔ xíngdòng) = to take action.

Stroke Order

xíng
dòng