触 chù
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 角 — angle, corner
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
触动
chùdòng
to touch; to move; to affect
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Example phrases
- 纪录片中老工人的回忆深深触动了年轻观众。 Jìlùpiàn zhōng lǎo gōngrén de huíyì shēnshēn chùdòng le niánqīng guānzhòng. The memories of the old worker in the documentary deeply moved younger viewers.
- 孩子一句简单的话，触动了妈妈的心。 Háizi yí jù jiǎndān de huà, chùdòng le māma de xīn. A simple remark from the child touched his mother's heart.
- 他不小心触动了开关，灯一下子全灭了。 Tā bù xiǎoxīn chùdòng le kāiguān, dēng yíxiàzi quán miè le. He accidentally touched the switch and all the lights suddenly went out.
Related words
- 接触 jiēchù to touch; to have contact with
- 触犯 chùfàn to violate; to offend
- 触觉 chùjué sense of touch; tactile perception
- 触摸 chùmō to touch
- 触目惊心 chùmùjīngxīn shocking; appalling
- 抵触 dǐchù to conflict with; to resist
- 感触 gǎnchù feeling; impression; emotional response
- 动 dòng to move
- 动作 dòngzuò movement, action
- 动物 dòngwù animal
- 动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo
- 感动 gǎndòng to be moved