行動

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Chinese

to go; to do; capable
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
 
to move; to change; to use
to move; to change; to use; to act
 
trad. (行動) 行 動
simp. (行动) 行 动

Pronunciation 1

Note: literary.
Rime
Character 行 動
Reading # 2/4 1/1
Initial (聲) 匣 (33) 定 (7)
Final (韻) 庚 (109) 東 (1)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) II I
Fanqie 戸庚切 徒揔切
Baxter haeng duwngX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɦˠæŋ/ /duŋX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɦᵚaŋ/ /duŋX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɣaŋ/ /duŋX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɦaɨjŋ/ /dəwŋX/
Li
Rong 		/ɣɐŋ/ /duŋX/
Wang
Li 		/ɣɐŋ/ /duŋX/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ɣɐŋ/ /dʱuŋX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		héng dòng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		hang4 dung6

Verb

行動

  1. to act; to take action
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Noun

行動

  1. action; act (Classifier: 個／个 m)
    採取行動／采取行动  ―  cǎiqǔ xíngdòng  ―  to take action
  2. movement (Classifier: 個／个 m)
  3. operation; campaign (Classifier: 個／个 m)
Synonyms
See also

Adjective

行動

  1. mobile; portable
Synonyms
Derived terms

Adverb

行動

  1. (obsolete, usually of something undesirable) often; frequently; happening easily
Synonyms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (行動):

Pronunciation 2

Note: vernacular.
Note: vernacular.

Verb

行動

  1. to move about; to get about; to be mobile
    行動不便／行动不便  ―  xíngdòng bùbiàn  ―  to have difficulty getting about
    拐杖的作用是幫助行動不便的人。 [MSC, trad.]
    拐杖的作用是帮助行动不便的人。 [MSC, simp.]
    Guǎizhàng de zuòyòng shì bāngzhù xíngdòng bùbiàn de rén.
    The purpose of a walking stick is to assist those those with mobility issues.
Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
行 動
こう
Grade: 2 		どう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

行(こう)動(どう) • (kōdō) 

  1. action; behavior

Verb

行(こう)動(どう)する • (kōdō suru) suru (stem 行(こう)動(どう)し (kōdō shi), past 行(こう)動(どう)した (kōdō shita))

  1. to act

Conjugation

Conjugation of "行動する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 行動し こうどうし kōdō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 行動し こうどうし kōdō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 行動する こうどうする kōdō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 行動する こうどうする kōdō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 行動すれ こうどうすれ kōdō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 行動せよ¹
行動しろ² 		こうどうせよ¹
こうどうしろ² 		kōdō seyo¹
kōdō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 行動される こうどうされる kōdō sareru
Causative 行動させる
行動さす 		こうどうさせる
こうどうさす 		kōdō saseru
kōdō sasu
Potential 行動できる こうどうできる kōdō dekiru
Volitional 行動しよう こうどうしよう kōdō shiyō
Negative 行動しない こうどうしない kōdō shinai
Negative continuative 行動せず こうどうせず kōdō sezu
Formal 行動します こうどうします kōdō shimasu
Perfective 行動した こうどうした kōdō shita
Conjunctive 行動して こうどうして kōdō shite
Hypothetical conditional 行動すれば こうどうすれば kōdō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term
行動

Noun

行動 • (haengdong) (hangeul 행동)

  1. hanja form? of 행동 (“action”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
行動

Noun

行動

  1. chữ Hán form of hành động (“action”).

Verb

行動

  1. chữ Hán form of hành động (“to act”).
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