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动机

dòngjī

motive

A person reaching for a lantern
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

机 jī

Strokes
6
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 几 small table
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 机

Example phrases

  • 动机很简单。 Dòng jī hěn jiǎn dān. The motive is very simple.
  • 我懂你的动机。 Wǒ dǒng nǐ de dòng jī. I understand your motive.
  • 这个动机不好。 Zhè ge dòng jī bù hǎo. This motive is not good.

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