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動

dòng

move, happen; movement, action

Strokes
11
Radical
力
HSK
—
Tone
4

Simplified form: 动

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 动, the simplified form of 動. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 不要动。

    Bù yào dòng

    Don't move.

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  • 我走不动了。

    Wǒ zǒu bù dòng le

    I can't walk any farther.

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  • 什么都没动。

    Shén me dōu méi dòng

    Nothing moved.

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  • 自己动手真好。

    Zì jǐ dòng shǒu zhēn hǎo

    It's good to do it yourself.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 动

  • 动dòng 4(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词, verb
  • 动作dòng zuò 4–4 movement; motion; action; to act; to move
  • 活动huó dòng 2–4 to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior
  • 行动xíng dòng 2–4 operation; action; to move about; mobile
  • 运动yùn dòng 4–4 to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign
  • 动物dòng wù 4–4 animal
  • 感动gǎn dòng 3–4 to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving
  • 动物园dòng wù yuán 4–4–2zoo
  • 自动zì dòng 4–4 automatic; voluntarily
  • 主动zhǔ dòng 3–4 to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
  • 动力dòng lì 4–4 motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus
  • 发动fā dòng 1–4 to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse