行为

• 拼音: xíng wéi
• 汉字拆解: 行 = pictograph of a crossroads, meaning 'to act/do'; 为 = originally a pictograph of a hand leading an elephant, meaning 'to do/deed'

含义

Behaviour or conduct. Refers to the way a person acts or behaves.

行为 is a slightly formal word often used when discussing or evaluating someone's actions. It can be modified by adjectives like 好 (good) or 不好 (bad). Related words include 举动 (act/move) and 表现 (performance/behaviour).

例句

1. 他的行为让大家很生气。
2. 这种行为是不对的。
3. 老师说我们要注意自己的行为。

用法指南

语境: education, social norms

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你的行为很好，老师表扬了你。(Your behaviour is very good, the teacher praised you.)
• 我们要对自己的行为负责。(We should be responsible for our own behaviour.)

错误说法

• 他行为了一件坏事 (行为 is a noun, not a verb — say 他做了一件坏事 to mean 'he did a bad thing')

起源与历史

行 means 'to act' or 'to do,' and 为 means 'to do' or 'deed.' Together they describe the manner of one's actions — behaviour.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal