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运动

yùndòng

sports; exercise

A person running beside a ball
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Characters in this word

运 yùn

Strokes
7
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 云 cloud
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

  • 我爱运动。 Wǒ ài yùndòng. I love sports.
  • 他去运动。 Tā qù yùndòng. He goes to exercise.
  • 运动很重要。 Yùndòng hěn zhòngyào. Exercise is very important.

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