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动作

dòngzuò

movement, action

HSK 1 · Topic “Come and go” Everyday verbs
movement, action
Memory picture

Characters in this word

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

作 zuò

Strokes
7
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 作

Example phrases

  • 这个动作很难。 Zhège dòngzuò hěn nán. This movement is difficult.
  • 请做这个动作。 Qǐng zuò zhège dòngzuò. Please do this movement.
  • 他的动作很快。 Tā de dòngzuò hěn kuài. His movements are fast.
  • 老师教了这个动作。 Lǎoshī jiāole zhè ge dòngzuò. The teacher taught this movement.
  • 那个动作对不对？ Nà ge dòngzuò duì bu duì? Is that movement correct?
  • 他的动作太慢了。 Tā de dòngzuò tài màn le. His movements are too slow.
  • 别做那些动作！ Bié zuò nàxiē dòngzuò! Don't do those movements!
  • 这个动作好看不好看？ Zhè ge dòngzuò hǎokàn bù hǎokàn? Does this movement look good or not?
  • 王明的动作真好。 Wáng Míng de dòngzuò zhēn hǎo. Wang Ming's movement is really good.
  • 你会做几个动作？ Nǐ huì zuò jǐ ge dòngzuò? How many movements can you do?

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