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动员

dòngyuán

to mobilize

A leader gathering people
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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

员 yuán

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 贝 sea shell
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 老师动员大家。 Lǎo shī dòng yuán dà jiā. The teacher mobilizes everyone.
  • 我们动员同学。 Wǒ men dòng yuán tóng xué. We mobilize our classmates.
  • 动员已经开始。 Dòng yuán yǐ jīng kāi shǐ. The mobilization has already started.

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