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动

dòng

HSK 2 Character Traditional 動

What 动 means

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 {动词|dòng cí}, verb

Example sentences

• 别动！
  Don't move!
• 别动。
  Don't move.
• 不要动。
  Don't move.
• 不要动.
  Don't move.
• 我动不了。
  I can't move.
• 马是动物。
  Horses are animals.

Words starting with 动

• 动物dòng wùanimal
• 动作dòng zuòmovement; motion; action; to act; to move
• 动画片dòng huà piànanimated film
• 动手dòng shǒuto set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb; to touch…
• 动力dòng lìmotive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus
• 动态dòng tàimovement; motion; development
• 动静dòng jìng(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness
• 动机dòng jīmotive; motivation
• 动员dòng yuánto mobilize; mobilization
• 动身dòng shēnto go on a journey; to leave
• 动荡dòng dàngunrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval
• 动脉dòng màiartery
• 动词dòng cíverb
• 动画dòng huàanimation; cartoon
• 动人dòng réntouching; moving
• 动物园dòng wù yuánzoo
• 动摇dòng yáoto sway; to waver; to rock
• 动用dòng yòngto utilize; to put sth to use
• 动不动dòng bu dòng(typically followed by 就; at the drop of a hat
• 动弹dòng tanto budge
• 动感dòng gǎnsense of movement (often in a static work of art); dynamic; vivid
• 动听dòng tīngpleasant to listen to
• 动心dòng xīnto be moved; to be tempted
• 动向dòng xiàngtrend; tendency

Words containing 动

• 活动huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc); movable…
• 运动yùn dòngto move; to exercise; sports
• 感动gǎn dòngto move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving
• 主动zhǔ dòngto take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous
• 激动jī dòngto move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite
• 行动xíng dòngoperation; action; to move about
• 移动yí dòngto move; movement; migration
• 劳动láo dòngwork; toil; physical labor
• 自动zì dòngautomatic; voluntarily
• 生动shēng dòng(of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
• 振动zhèn dòngto vibrate; to shake; vibration
• 发动fā dòngto start; to launch; to unleash
• 冲动chōng dòngto have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse
• 举动jǔ dòngact; action; activity
• 被动bèi dòngpassive
• 调动diào dòngto transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel
• 反动fǎn dòngreaction; reactionary
• 轰动hōng dòngto cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion
• 惊动jīng dòngto alarm; to startle; to disturb
• 无动于衷wú dòng yú zhōngaloof; indifferent; unconcerned
• 鼓动gǔ dòngto urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage…
• 机动jī dònglocomotive; motorized; power-driven
• 推动tuī dòngto push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
• 启动qǐ dòngto start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation)

Characters that look like 动

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 助zhùto help; to assist
• 场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play)
• 曲qǔtune; song
• 幼yòuyoung
• 劫jiéto rob; to plunder; to seize by force
• 杨yángpoplar

Sounds the same

Read dòng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 洞cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)
• 冻to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly
• 栋classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)
• 峒cave; cavern
• 恫frighten
• 胴large intestine; torso
• 丼(Taiwan) bowl of steamed rice with other food on top (loanword from Japanese "donburi")
• 垌field; farm; used in place names
• 湩milk; sound of a drum
• 侗Dong ethnic group
• 胨see 蛋白胨
• 硐variant of 洞; cave; pit