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动弹

dòngtan

to move; to budge

A red car stuck in mud as a person pushes from behind
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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

弹 tán

Strokes
11
Radical
弓 — bow
Made of
弓 bow 单 single, individual, only
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 麻醉还没完全失效,病人的左腿暂时不能动弹。 Mázuì hái méi wánquán shīxiào, bìngrén de zuǒ tuǐ zànshí bù néng dòngtan. The anaesthetic has not completely worn off, so the patient's left leg cannot move for the time being.
  • 他累得瘫在沙发上,一点也不想动弹。 Tā lèi de tān zài shāfā shàng, yìdiǎn yě bù xiǎng dòngtan. He was so tired he flopped onto the sofa and did not want to move at all.
  • 车陷在泥里动弹不得。 Chē xiàn zài ní lǐ dòngtan bù dé. The car was stuck in the mud and could not budge.

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