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动身

dòng shēn

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 動身

动身 (dòng shēn) means "to go on a journey; to leave". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 动身 means

1. to go on a journey
2. to leave

The characters in 动身

• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace
• 身shēnbody; life; oneself

Example sentences

• 你几时动身去罗马？
  Nǐ jǐshí dòngshēn qù Luómǎ?
  When are you leaving for Rome?
• 天快亮了，我要动身了。
  Tiān kuài liàng le, wǒ yào dòngshēn le.
  It will soon be daybreak and I have to leave.

Where 动身 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · dīng–dōng (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read dòng shēn correctly.
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