一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
一动不动
yídòngbúdòng
motionless; without moving
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
- 他站在门口一动不动，好像没听见我说话。 Tā zhàn zài ménkǒu yídòngbúdòng, hǎoxiàng méi tīngjiàn wǒ shuōhuà. He stood motionless at the doorway, as if he hadn't heard me speak.
- 手术后的病人必须一动不动地躺在床上。 Shǒushù hòu de bìngrén bìxū yídòngbúdòng de tǎng zài chuáng shàng. After the operation, the patient had to lie absolutely still in bed.
- 猫蹲在墙角一动不动，等着小鸟飞下来。 Māo dūn zài qiángjiǎo yídòngbúdòng, děngzhe xiǎoniǎo fēi xiàlái. The cat crouched motionless in the corner, waiting for the little bird to fly down.
Related words
- 一 yī one
- 一半 yíbàn half
- 一会儿 yíhuìr a moment, a little while
- 一块儿 yíkuàir together
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 一样 yíyàng the same, alike
- 一边 yìbiān one side; while (doing two things at once)
- 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little, a bit
- 一起 yìqǐ together
- 一些 yìxiē some, a few
- 不一定 bùyídìng not necessarily
- 不一会儿 bùyíhuìr in a short while