动 dòng

move, happen; movement, action

DEFINITIONS

  • move, happen
  • movement, action
  • (of sth) to move
  • to set in movement
  • to displace
  • to touch
  • to make use of
  • to stir (emotions)
  • to alter
  • abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb

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WORDS

爱国卫生运动委员会 ài guó wèi shēng yùn dòng wěi yuán huì Patriotic Health Committee
感天动地 gǎn tiān dòng dì deeply affecting (idiom)
慈福行动 cí fú xíng dòng Operation Blessing (charitable relief organization)
扁形动物 piān xíng dòng wù flatworm; phylum of Platyhelminthes
扁形动物门 piān xíng dòng wù mén flatworm; phylum of Platyhelminthes
手动挡 shǒu dòng dǎng manual gear change; shift stick
手动变速器 shǒu dòng biàn sù qì manual gearbox; manual transmission
打麻雀运动 dǎ má què yùn dòng the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進|大跃进[Da4 yue4 jin4] aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
扣动 kòu dòng to pull (a trigger)
扳动 bān dòng to pull out; to pull a lever
抗日救亡运动 kàng rì jiù wáng yùn dòng the Save the Nation Anti-Japanese Protest Movement stemming from the Manchurian railway incident of 18th July 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变
抽动症 chōu dòng zhèng Tourette syndrome
拂动 fú dòng (of a breeze) to make (hair, leaves, clothing etc) sway gently; to ruffle
拖动力 tuō dòng lì motive force; traction
招牌动作 zhāo pái dòng zuò signature move
拿不动 ná bu dòng to be unable to carry; lift (sth heavy)
掀动 xiān dòng to stir; to lift; to set sth in motion
扫黄运动 sǎo huáng yùn dòng campaign against pornography
采取行动 cǎi qǔ xíng dòng to take action; to adopt policies; to move on some issue
撩动 liáo dòng to stir up; to provoke
撼天动地 hàn tiān dòng dì earth-shaking
政治运动 zhèng zhì yùn dòng political movement
整风运动 zhěng fēng yùn dòng Rectification campaign; political purge; cf Mao's 1942-44 campaign at Yanan, and his 1950 and 1957 anti-rightist purges
文康活动 wén kāng huó dòng cultural and recreational activities (Tw)
文风不动 wén fēng bù dòng absolutely still; fig. not the slightest change; also written 紋風不動|纹风不动
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