Word: 动 (dòng)

Traditional: 動

动 dictionary entry

dòng: to move; to touch; to stir (emotions); to displace; to set in movement; to alter; to make use of

Full dictionary entry for 动

What 动 means in each sentence

to move 41 sentences
to touch 2 sentences

Example sentences using 动

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什么都没动。

Shénme dōu méi dòng.

Nothing moved.
今天把我吃得都不想动了。

Jīntiān bǎ wǒ chī de dōu bùxiǎng dòngle.

I've eaten so much today that I don't want to move.
他们累得爬不动山了。

Tāmen lèi de pá bú dòng shān le.

They are too tired to keep climbing the mountain.
他看见蛇就吓得不动了。

Tā kànjiàn shé jiù xià de bú dòngle.

He froze with fear when he saw the snake.
他累得再也走不动了。

Tā lèi de zàiyě zǒu bú dòngle.

He was too tired to walk any farther.
他绝对没动过酒。

Tā juéduì méi dòngguo jiǔ.

He never touched wine.
你拎得动这么重的行李吗？

Nǐ līn de dòng zhème zhòng de xíngli ma?

Can you manage to carry such heavy luggage?
你搬不动那台钢琴。

Nǐ bān bú dòng nà tái gāngqín.

You can't lift the piano.
八抬大轿抬不动

bātáidàjiào tái bú dòng

even an eight-bearer sedan chair can't carry it
兵无将而不动，蛇无头而不行

bīng wú jiāng ér bú dòng, shéwútóu'érbùxíng

troops without a general don't move; a snake without a head can't crawl
到了下半场，大家都跑不动了。

Dàole xiàbànchǎng, dàjiā dōu pǎo bú dòngle.

By the second half, everyone was too tired to run.
卡车陷在泥泞里，动不了。

Kǎchē xiàn zài nínìng lǐ, dòng bù liǎo.

The truck is stuck in the mud and can't move.
图像突然不动了，怎么办？

Túxiàng tūrán bú dòngle, zěnmebàn?

The picture suddenly froze. What should I do?
大人尚且搬不动，何况是孩子呢？

Dàren shàngqiě bān bú dòng, hékuàng shì háizi ne?

Even adults can't move it, let alone a child.
大人都搬不动，何况是孩子。

Dàren dōu bān bú dòng, hékuàng shì háizi.

Even adults can't move it, let alone a child.
大人都搬不动，何况是孩子呢？

Dàren dōu bān bú dòng, hékuàng shì háizi ne?

Even adults can't move it, let alone a child.
大象的屁股，推不动

dàxiàng de pìgu, tuī bú dòng

an elephant's backside: can't be pushed
太岁头上的土，没人敢动

tàisuì tóushàng de tǔ, méi rén gǎn dòng

the soil on the Grand Year god's head: no one dares touch it
我太累了，走不动了。

Wǒ tài lèile, zǒu bú dòngle.

I am too tired to walk any more.
我感到背上有东西动。

Wǒ gǎndào bèi shàng yǒu dōngxi dòng.

I felt something moving on my back.
我挪不动它。

Wǒ nuó bú dòng tā.

I can't move this.
我现在老了，走不动了。

Wǒ xiànzài lǎole, zǒu bú dòngle.

Now I am too old to walk.
我累得再也走不动了。

Wǒ lèi de zàiyě zǒu bú dòngle.

I'm too tired to walk any further.
我累得走不动了。

Wǒ lèi de zǒu bú dòngle.

I am too tired to walk any more.
我走不动了。

Wǒ zǒu bú dòngle.

I can't walk any farther.
我饱得动不了。

Wǒ bǎo de dòng bù liǎo.

I'm too full to move.
推进器一开，飞船就动了。

Tuījìnqì yì kāi, fēichuán jiù dòngle.

As soon as the thruster fired, the spaceship moved.
法字没多重,万人抬不动

fǎ zì méi duōchóng,wàn rén tái bú dòng

the character 'law' isn't heavy, yet ten thousand people can't lift it
泥菩萨的眼珠，动不得

nípúsà de yǎnzhū, dòng bùdé

the eyeballs of a clay Buddha: can't be moved
清酒红人面,财帛动人心

qīngjiǔ hóng rénmiàn,cáibó dòng rénxīn

clear wine reddens people's faces, wealth stirs people's hearts
湖面静止不动，像一面镜子。

Hú miàn jìngzhǐ bú dòng, xiàng yímiàn jìngzi.

The lake surface was still, like a mirror.
热水里的分子动得更快。

Rèshuǐ lǐ de fēnzǐ dòng de gèng kuài.

Molecules move faster in hot water.
牛踢骆驼，尥不动

niú tī luòtuo, liào bú dòng

an ox kicking a camel: can't kick it over
电脑画面突然不动了。

Diànnǎo huàmiàn tūrán bú dòngle.

The computer screen suddenly froze.
留在这里别动。

Liú zài zhèlǐ bié dòng.

Stay there.
行星围着固定不动的恒星转。

Xíngxīng wéizhe gùdìng bú dòng de héngxīng zhuàn.

Planets move around a fixed star.
财宝动人心

cáibǎo dòng rénxīn

Treasure moves people's hearts
轮胎泄气了，车开不动。

Lúntāi xièqìle, chē kāi bú dòng.

The tire has lost its air, so the car can't move.
输液的时候，手不要动来动去。

Shūyè de shíhou, shǒu búyào dòng lái dòng qù.

Don't move your hand around while you're on the IV.
这口缸太重，我搬不动。

Zhè kǒu gāng tài zhòng, wǒ bān bú dòng.

This jar is too heavy, and I can't move it.
这箱子太重，你拎得动吗？

Zhè xiāngzi tài zhòng, nǐ līn de dòng ma?

This box is so heavy. Can you lift it?
钱放着不动，会慢慢贬值。

Qián fàngzhe bú dòng, huì mànmàn biǎnzhí.

Money left sitting idle will slowly depreciate.
铁打的馒头，啃不动

tiědǎ de mántou, kěn bú dòng

An iron-forged steamed bun: you can't bite into it
面包太硬了，咬不动。

Miànbāo tài yìngle, yǎo bú dòng.

The bread is too hard to bite into.
风不来,树不动;船不摇,水不浑

fēng bù lái,shù bú dòng;chuán bù yáo,shuǐ bù hún

if the wind doesn't come, the tree doesn't move; if the boat doesn't rock, the water doesn't get muddy