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动不动

dòng bu dòng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 3-character word Traditional 動不動

动不动 (dòng bu dòng) means "(typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 动不动 means

1. (typically followed by {就|jiù}) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc)
2. at the drop of a hat

The characters in 动不动

• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace

Words starting with 动不动

• 动不动就生气dòng bu dòng jiù shēng qìto be quick to take offense; to have a short fuse

Words containing 动不动

• 一动不动yī dòng bù dòngmotionless

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