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to act against one's will

communication

不得已

bù dé yǐ

social
intermediate
neutral

to act as one thinks fit

communication

自行其是

zì xíng qí shì

social
intermediate
neutral

to act as though there were nobody else present

communication

旁若无人

páng ruò wú rén

social
intermediate
neutral

to act cleverly to get what one desires

communication

讨巧

tǎo qiǎo

social
beginner
neutral

to act independently

communication

自主

zì zhǔ

social
beginner
neutral

to act on one's own

communication

孤征

gū zhēng

social
beginner
neutral

to act on one's word

communication

应点

yìng diǎn

social
beginner
neutral

to actually do (sth) (as opposed to learning how to do it from books etc)

communication

实操

shí cāo

social
beginner
neutral

to add a son to the family

social

添丁

tiān dīng

social
beginner
neutral

to add sb to one's blacklist (on a cellphone, or in instant messaging software etc)

communication

拉黑

lā hēi

social
beginner
neutral

to address sb directly by name

social

直呼其名

zhí hū qí míng

social
intermediate
formal

to admit to one's advancing years

communication

服老

fú lǎo

social
beginner
neutral

to advance on sth

communication

进逼

jìn bī

social
beginner
neutral

to advance one's learning

communication

进学

jìn xué

social
beginner
neutral

to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi)

communication

进退中绳

jìn tuì zhōng shéng

social
intermediate
neutral

to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi)

communication

进退有常

jìn tuì yǒu cháng

social
intermediate
neutral

to age

social

衰老

shuāi lǎo

social
beginner
neutral

to age prematurely

social

早衰

zǎo shuāi

social
beginner
neutral

to age prematurely

social

未老先衰

wèi lǎo xiān shuāi

social
intermediate
neutral

to agree on three laws (idiom)

communication

约法三章

yuē fǎ sān zhāng

social
intermediate
neutral

to allay one's hunger

communication

充饥

chōng jī

social
beginner
neutral

to allow no explanation

communication

不由分说

bù yóu fēn shuō

social
intermediate
neutral

to alter one's fate

communication

改运

gǎi yùn

social
beginner
neutral

to announce good news

communication

报喜

bào xǐ

social
beginner
neutral

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