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action noun—行动 n (almost always used)措施 nExamples:counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action—lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation—sordid and contemptible (idiom); vile and repulsive (esp. character or action)—wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc—action at a distance (e.g. gravitational force)—lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action—adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)—(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state—fig. inciting people action is more effective than dispatching orders—lit. carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action—lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action—loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action—add firewood put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse—eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action—backwards and forwards (e.g. of piston or pump action)—fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)—lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action—pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action—good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")—some people have be pushed for them to take action—auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to)—Deng Shichang (1849-1894), Qing dynasty naval specialist, founded naval dockyards and two naval colleges, died heroically in action against the Japanese—agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation—guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action—classifier for the number of repetitions of an action e.g. reading a book twice or three times—classifier for the frequency or number of times an action or deed is carried out - mostly used in idiomatic phrases—wait for the opportune moment before taking action [idiom.]— |