jìng​xíng

to act at one's discretion

  • created reference approved 径行/徑行 → 迳行/逕行 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    径行 / 徑行 jìng​xíng

    迳行 / 逕行 jìng​xíng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 径行/徑行 · jìng​xíng · to act at one's discretion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    径行 / 徑行

    jìng​xíng

    to act at one's discretion

    To proceed directly and act as one sees fit, often without seeking further authorization; to handle a matter immediately.

    径 (literal) → 径/徑 · jìng · directly 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 径行/徑行 · jìng​xíng · to act impulsively — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    径行 / 徑行

    jìng​xíng

    to act impulsively

    (literary) To act willfully or follow one's impulses without restraint; often used in the expression [[直情径行|直情徑行|zhi2 qing2 jing4 xing2]]

    径 (literal) → 径/徑 · jìng · directly 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 径行/徑行 · jìng​xíng · directly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    径行 / 徑行

    jìng​xíng

    directly

    To perform an action immediately and without detour or delay

    径 (literal) → 径/徑 · jìng · directly 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense