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行动

xíngdòng

to take action

A person pushing a block
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Characters in this word

行 xíng

Strokes
6
Radical
行 — to go, to walk, to move
Made of
彳 to step with the left foot 亍 to take small steps
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

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

  • 我们马上行动。 Wǒ men mǎ shàng xíng dòng. We take action right away.
  • 行动要快。 Xíng dòng yào kuài. Action needs to be quick.
  • 请开始行动。 Qǐng kāi shǐ xíng dòng. Please start taking action.

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