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行动

xíng dòng · xing dong

Traditional 行動

HSK 2Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. operation
  2. action
  3. to move about
  4. mobile
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In a conversation

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I will run tomorrow

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)决定(juédìng)了(le)，明天(míngtiān)开始(kāishǐ)早起(zǎoqǐ)跑步(pǎobù)！

    I have decided: starting tomorrow I will get up early and run!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每次(měicì)只(zhǐ)说(shuō)，没有(méiyǒu)行动(xíngdòng)。

    You only talk every time. No action.

  3. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)要(yào)行动(xíngdòng)，不只(bùzhǐ)是(shì)说(shuō)。

    This time I will take action, not just talk.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，六点(liùdiǎn)公园(gōngyuán)见(jiàn)……六点(liùdiǎn)了(le)，你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    OK, six in the park... It is six. Where are you?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)行动(xíngdòng)还(hái)在(zài)床(chuáng)上(shàng)。

    My action is still in bed.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

接(jiē)下(xià)来(lái)该(gāi)采(cǎi)取(qǔ)什(shén)么(me)行(xíng)动(dòng)就(jiù)交(jiāo)给(gěi)你(nǐ)了(le)。

I leave it in your hands what course of action to take.

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

02

根(gēn)本(běn)就(jiù)没(méi)实(shí)施(shī)过(guò)逮(dài)捕(bǔ)行(xíng)动(dòng)。

No arrests were ever made.

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

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The characters

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行
xíng

to walk; to go

动
dòng

(of sth) to move; to set in movement

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