Miaozi

动

動

dòngㄉㄨㄥˋ
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HSK 1TOCFL 4

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    (of sth) to move

  2. 2

    to set in movement

  3. 3

    to displace

  4. 4

    to touch

  5. 5

    to make use of

  6. 6

    to stir (emotions)

  7. 7

    to alter

  8. 8

    abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb

Examples

See it in context

不要动。

不要動。

Don't move.

那个孩子被吓得一动也不能动。

那個孩子被嚇得一動也不能動。

The child was paralyzed with fear.

你怎么连动也不动？

你怎麼連動也不動？

Why aren't you even moving at all?

躺着不动。

躺着不動。

Lie still.

她太累了学不动了

她太累了學不動了

She is too tired to study.

Grammar

Grammar using 动

动

Dong Moveable Complement (动) · B1 · TOCFL b1

Lesson coming later

Characters

Character breakdown

云

yún

(classical) to say

力

lì

surname Li

Related

Related: 动

主动

zhǔ dòng

to take the initiative

互动

hù dòng

to interact

动乱

dòng luàn

turmoil

动人

dòng rén

touching

动作

dòng zuò

movement; motion; action (CL:個|个[ge4])

动力

dòng lì

motive power

动向

dòng xiàng

trend; tendency

动员

dòng yuán

to mobilize

Stroke practice

Practice writing 动

Characters

simplified script

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