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感动

gǎn dòng · gan dong

Traditional 感動

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to move (sb)
  2. to touch (sb emotionally)
  3. moving
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Moving day

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)搬家(bānjiā)，邻居们(línjūmen)都(dōu)来(lái)帮忙(bāngmáng)了(le)。

    Yesterday I moved, and all the neighbours came to help.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)感动(gǎndòng)吧(ba)？

    You must have been touched, right?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)真的(zhēnde)很(hěn)感动(gǎndòng)！

    Yes, I was really touched!

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)感动(gǎndòng)得(de)哭(kū)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Were you so touched that you cried?

  5. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)累(lèi)得(de)哭(kū)了(le)。

    No, I was so tired that I cried.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)客(kè)人(rén)都(dōu)被(bèi)她(tā)的(de)好(hào)客(kè)感(gǎn)动(dòng)了(le)。

All the guests were touched by her hospitality.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)座(zuò)的(de)人(rén)全(quán)都(dōu)被(bèi)感(gǎn)动(dòng)得(de)流(liú)下(xià)了(le)泪(lèi)来(lái)。

Those present were all moved to tears.

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

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感
gǎn

to feel; to move

动
dòng

(of sth) to move; to set in movement

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