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滚动

gǔndòng

to roll; to scroll; rolling

A ball rolls down a gentle slope
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Characters in this word

滚 gǔn

Strokes
13
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 衮 imperial robe
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

Example phrases

  • 球顺着斜坡慢慢滚动,最后停在了树下。 Qiú shùnzhe xiépō mànmàn gǔndòng, zuìhòu tíng zài le shù xià. The ball rolled slowly down the slope and finally stopped under a tree.
  • 他用手指在手机屏幕上不停地向下滚动。 Tā yòng shǒuzhǐ zài shǒujī píngmù shang bù tíng de xiàng xià gǔndòng. He kept scrolling down the phone screen with his finger.
  • 这个电子屏幕上滚动播放着今天的天气预报。 Zhège diànzǐ píngmù shang gǔndòng bōfàngzhe jīntiān de tiānqì yùbào. Today's weather forecast is scrolling across this electronic screen.

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