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动

dòng · dong

Traditional 動

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. (of sth) to move
  2. to set in movement
  3. to displace
  4. to touch
  5. to make use of
  6. to stir (emotions)
  7. to alter
  8. abbr. for 動詞 / 动词 (dòng cí), verb
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Traffic jam

  1. Liangliang

    路上(lùshang)堵车(dǔchē)，车(chē)一(yī)动(dòng)也(yě)不(bù)动(dòng)。

    There's a traffic jam. The car isn't moving at all.

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)已经(yǐjīng)坐(zuò)了(le)二十分钟(èrshífēnzhōng)了(le)。

    We've been sitting for twenty minutes already.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)前面(qiánmiàn)，车(chē)动(dòng)了(le)！

    Look ahead, the car moved!

  4. Dengdeng

    动(dòng)了(le)一米(yīmǐ)。

    It moved one meter.

  5. Liangliang

    一米(yīmǐ)也(yě)是(shì)动(dòng)。

    One meter still counts as moving.

  6. Dengdeng

    走路(zǒulù)都(dōu)比(bǐ)这(zhè)快(kuài)，我们(wǒmen)下车(xiàchē)吧(ba)。

    Walking is faster than this. Let's get out.

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2 examples
01

那(nà)个(ge)孩(hái)子(zi)被(bèi)吓(xià)得(de)一(yí)动(dòng)也(yě)不(bù)能(néng)动(dòng)。

The child was paralyzed with fear.

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

02

我(wǒ)去(qù)年(nián)动(dòng)了(le)青(qīng)光(guāng)眼(yǎn)手(shǒu)术(shù)。

I had an operation for glaucoma last year.

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

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