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打动

dǎ dòng · da dong

Traditional 打動

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to move (to pity)
  2. arousing (sympathy)
  3. touching
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The old man's song

  1. Dengdeng

    刚才(gāngcái)老爷爷(lǎoyéye)唱(chàng)的(de)那(nà)首(shǒu)歌(gē)，真(zhēn)好听(hǎotīng)！

    That song the old man sang just now was so lovely!

  2. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，他(tā)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)打动(dǎdòng)了(le)我(wǒ)。

    Yes, his voice moved me.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)被(bèi)打动(dǎdòng)了(le)，想(xiǎng)给(gěi)他(tā)一点(yīdiǎn)钱(qián)。

    I was moved too. I want to give him some money.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)没(méi)带(dài)现金(xiànjīn)。

    But I did not bring cash.

  5. Dengdeng

    他(tā)有没有(yǒuméiyǒu)收款码(shōukuǎnmǎ)？

    Does he have a payment code?

  6. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)！就(jiù)贴(tiē)在(zài)琴盒(qínhé)上(shàng)，老爷爷(lǎoyéye)很(hěn)时髦(shímáo)。

    Yes! It is stuck on his case. The old man is quite trendy.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)演(yǎn)说(shuō)打(dǎ)动(dòng)了(le)我(wǒ)们(men)。

His speech moved us.

Tatoeba: Chinese by asosan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)首(shǒu)老(lǎo)歌(gē)深(shēn)深(shēn)打(dǎ)动(dòng)了(le)在(zài)场(chǎng)的(de)每(měi)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)。

That old song deeply moved everyone present.

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