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动作

dòng zuò · dong zuo

Traditional 動作

HSK 1Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. movement; motion; action
  2. to act; to move
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In a conversation

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The mirror move

  1. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)看(kàn)，这个(zhège)舞蹈(wǔdǎo)动作(dòngzuò)很(hěn)难(nán)。

    Look, this dance move is very hard.

  2. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)动作(dòngzuò)我(wǒ)学(xué)不会(bùhuì)。

    I cannot learn this move.

  3. Dengdeng

    动作(dòngzuò)慢(màn)一点(yīdiǎn)，就(jiù)容易(róngyì)了(le)。

    Slow the move down a bit, and it gets easy.

  4. Qiqi

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)的(de)动作(dòngzuò)和(hé)老师(lǎoshī)的(de)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)。

    Liangliang, your move is not the same as the teacher's.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)做(zuò)的(de)是(shì)镜子(jìngzi)里(lǐ)的(de)动作(dòngzuò)！

    I am doing the mirror move!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)舞(wǔ)者(zhě)的(de)每(měi)一(yí)个(gè)动(dòng)作(zuò)都(dōu)是(shì)完(wán)美(měi)的(de)。

Each movement of the dancer was perfect.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

要(yào)想(xiǎng)赶(gǎn)上(shàng)火(huǒ)车(chē)就(jiù)动(dòng)作(zuò)快(kuài)点(diǎn)。

You'll have to get a move on if you want to catch the train.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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动
dòng

(of sth) to move; to set in movement

作
zuò

to do; to engage in; to write; to compose

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