动不动
dòngbudòng
frequently; at every turn; easily
Characters in this word
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他动不动就引用国外案例，却很少分析本地制度条件。 Tā dòngbudòng jiù yǐnyòng guówài ànlì, què hěn shǎo fēnxī běndì zhìdù tiáojiàn. He quotes foreign cases at every turn, yet rarely analyses local institutional conditions.
- 他动不动就发脾气，同事都躲着他。 Tā dòngbudòng jiù fā píqi, tóngshì dōu duǒ zhe tā. He loses his temper at the slightest thing, and his colleagues avoid him.
- 这个孩子动不动就哭，让妈妈很头疼。 Zhège háizi dòngbudòng jiù kū, ràng māma hěn tóuténg. This child cries at every little thing, which gives his mother a headache.
Related words
- 动 dòng to move
- 动作 dòngzuò movement, action
- 动物 dòngwù animal
- 动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo
- 感动 gǎndòng to be moved
- 活动 huódòng event; activity
- 行动 xíngdòng to take action
- 运动 yùndòng sports; exercise
- 带动 dàidòng to drive; to lead along
- 动力 dònglì motivation; driving force
- 动人 dòngrén moving; touching
- 发动 fādòng to start; to launch