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Usage note

可以用来描述物体或人的移。比如,你可以用它来描述走路、跑步或者开门的作。

dòng kě yǐ lái yòng lái miáo huò wù tǐ huò rén de yíng yíng. rú guǒ, nǐ kě yǐ yòng qí lái miáo huà lù bù、bènɡ pǎo huò shì kāi mén de gōng zuò。

动 can be used to describe the movement of objects or people. For example, you can use it to describe walking, running, or opening a door.

Context note

常用于描述日常生活中的作,比如做饭、打扫卫生或者去公园玩。

dòng cháng yòng lái miáo huà rì kāi shēn qíng zhōng de gōng zuò, bǐ 如 guǒ fàn zuò、sào dǎo shēn wèi huò zhì qù gōng yuán wán。

动 is often used to describe actions in daily life, such as cooking, cleaning, or going to the park.

5 examples

了一下门把手。
tā dòng le yí xià mén bǎ shǒu。
He moved the door handle a little.
妈妈在厨房里去。
mā ma zài chú fáng lǐ dòng lái dòng qù。
Mom was moving around in the kitchen.
孩子们正在笔画画。
hái zi men zhèng zài dòng bǐ huà huà。
The children are drawing with their pencils.
手,打开窗户。
tā dòng le dòng shǒu, dǎ kāi chuāng hù。
He moved his hand and opened the window.
请不要随便我的东西。
qǐng bú yào suí biàn dòng wǒ de dōng xī。
Please don't move my things without permission.

5 mini stories

小明早上起床后,手洗脸。然后他脚,穿上鞋子。
xiǎo míng zǎo shàng qǐ chuáng hòu, dòng le dòng shǒu xǐ liǎn。 rán hòu tā dòng le dòng jiǎo, chuān shàng xié zǐ。
Xiaoming woke up in the morning and moved his hands to wash his face. Then he moved his feet and put on his shoes.
妈妈在厨房里去,准备做晚饭。
mā ma zài chú fáng lǐ dòng lái dòng qù, zhǔn bèi zuò wǎn fàn。
Mom was moving around in the kitchen preparing dinner.
小红在公园里去,玩得很开心。
xiǎo hóng zài gōng yuán lǐ dòng lái dòng qù, wán dé hěn kāi xīn。
Xiaohong was moving around in the park and having a lot of fun.
爸爸手,把书架上的书整理了一下。
bà ba dòng le dòng shǒu, bǎ shū jià shàng de shū zhěng lǐ le yí xià。
Dad moved his hands to tidy up the books on the bookshelf.
姐姐手,把衣服叠得整整齐齐。
jiě jie dòng le dòng shǒu, bǎ yī fu dié dé zhěng zhěng qí qí。
The older sister moved her hands to fold the clothes neatly.

Mini dialogue

别动

A
你看,那只小猫不了。
Nǐ kàn, nà zhī xiǎo māo bù dòng le.
Look, that kitten stopped moving.
B
它睡着了,我们小声点。
Tā shuìzháo le, wǒmen xiǎoshēng diǎn.
It fell asleep, let's be quiet.

一起动

A
我们一起,好吗?
Wǒmen yīqǐ dòng yī dòng, hǎo ma?
Let's move around a bit, okay?
B
好,身体更健康。
Hǎo, dòng yī dòng shēntǐ gèng jiànkāng.
Okay, moving your body is healthier.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
jìng
still; quiet

动是活动,静是不动

similar
zǒu
to walk

走是动的一种方式

similar
pǎo
to run

跑是快速的动

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