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言行一致 — “To be consistent in one's words and deeds”

言行一致 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be consistent in one's words and deeds”. To match one's words with one's actions. Literally, “Words and actions consistent”.

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言行一致 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 言yán
  • 行xíng
  • 一yī
  • 致zhì

言行一致 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
言
yán7speak, say, words
行
xíng6to walk, act, or a line
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
致
zhì9cause, lead to, or result in

Example Sentence with 言行一致

他一直坚持言行一致,答应别人的事情就一定会努力做到
He always insists on being consistent in word and deed; he will definitely strive to fulfill what he promises others.

Idioms Related to 言行一致

Synonyms of 言行一致

  • xīn心kǒu口rú如yī一to be frank and straightforward
  • biǎo表lǐ里rú如yī一consistent in word and deed
  • yán言ér而yǒu有xìn信to be true to one's word

Antonyms of 言行一致

  • xīn心kǒu口bù不yī一say one thing, mean another
  • biǎo表lǐ里bù不yī一inconsistent in word and deed
  • yán言bù不yóu由zhōng衷speak insincerely

More idioms starting with 言

  • yán言sān三yǔ语sì四chatter away
  • yán言bù不èr二jià价fixed price, no bargaining
  • yán言bù不jí及yì义talk about trivial matters
  • yán言bù不jí及sī私speech not involving private matters
  • yán言bù不jí及xíng行all talk and no action
  • yán言bù不jìn尽yì意Words cannot fully express meaning
  • yán言bù不yuàn愿xíng行words and actions do not match
  • yán言bù不yóu由zhōng中speak insincerely
  • yán言bù不guǐ诡suí随speak without deceit or opportunism
  • yán言bù不ān谙diǎn典speak without classical allusions
  • yán言bù不jiàn践xíng行fail to act on one's words

Questions about 言行一致

What does 言行一致 mean?
言行一致 (yán xíng yī zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be consistent in one's words and deeds”.
How do you pronounce 言行一致?
言行一致 is pronounced yán xíng yī zhì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 言行一致 literally mean?
Literally, 言行一致 means “Words and actions consistent”. It is used to mean “to be consistent in one's words and deeds”.
What is the Chinese definition of 言行一致?
说的和做的完全一个样。
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