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移动

yídòng

to move

A person rolling a suitcase
Memory picture

Characters in this word

移 yí

Strokes
11
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 多 much, many, multi-

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

  • 请移动桌子。 Qǐng yí dòng zhuō zi. Please shift the table.
  • 别移动它。 Bié yí dòng tā. Do not move it.
  • 车在移动。 Chē zài yí dòng. The car is moving.

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