言行一致

yánxíng-yízhì

idiom #85,394

Meanings

HSK 5

他是个言行一致的人，值得信任。

Tā shì ge yánxíngyízhì de rén, zhíde xìnrèn.

He is a man whose words match his deeds - worthy of trust.

HSK 5

做领导要言行一致，不能说一套做一套。

Zuò lǐngdǎo yào yánxíngyízhì, bùnéng shuō yí tào zuò yí tào.

A leader must practice what they preach, not say one thing and do another.

HSK 5

她言行一致，从不空谈。

Tā yánxíngyízhì, cóngbù kōngtán.

Her words match her actions; she never talks in empty terms.

usage

Strongly commendatory. The direct opposite is 言行不一 (words and deeds don't match) or 言不由衷 (words don't come from the heart).

言 yán

行 xíng

一 yī

致 zhì