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一举一动

yī jǔ yī dòng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 一舉一動

一举一动 (yī jǔ yī dòng) means "every movement; each and every move". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 一举一动 means

1. idiomevery movement; each and every move

The characters in 一举一动

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 举jǔto lift; to hold up; to cite
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace

Example sentences

• 医生继续观察病人的一举一动。
  Yīshēng jìxù guānchá bìngrén de yījǔyīdòng.
  The doctor continued to observe the patient's behavior.

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