行事

xíngshì

verb #3,380

Meanings

1 to act
2 to handle matters
3 to conduct oneself

Characters

to walk; to carry out

Examples

HSK 3

我们要按照规定行事。

Wǒmen yào ànzhào guīdìng xíngshì.

We must act according to the rules.

HSK 5

他做事一向小心行事。

Tā zuòshì yīxiàng xiǎoxīn xíngshì.

He always acts cautiously.

Tips

register

行事 is more formal and literary than 做事. It's common in official contexts, news, and written Chinese.

Stroke Order

行 xíng

事 shì