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动

dòng

to move

to move
Memory picture

Character

动 dòng

Strokes
6
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
云 cloud 力 strength, power
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 请你不要动。 Qǐng nǐ búyào dòng. Please don't move.
  • 他不动了。 Tā bú dòng le. He stopped moving.
  • 他动了一下。 Tā dòng le yíxià. He moved a little.
  • 你现在别动! Nǐ xiànzài bié dòng! Don't move right now!
  • 风来了,树动了。 Fēng lái le, shù dòng le. The wind came, and the trees moved.
  • 这个桌子能动吗? Zhè ge zhuōzi néng dòng ma? Can this table be moved?
  • 他生病了,不能动。 Tā shēngbìng le, bù néng dòng. He fell ill and cannot move.
  • 那个小球动了。 Nà ge xiǎo qiú dòng le. That little ball moved.
  • 车动起来了。 Chē dòng qǐlai le. The car started moving.
  • 谁在动我的书? Shéi zài dòng wǒ de shū? Who is moving my books?

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