动员

动员 dòngyuán

Mobilize

动员 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體動員 dongyuan

What 动员 means

Mobilize

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Character by character

动员 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

动

dòng

Move (act - use)

员

yuán

Worker (employee - member)

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How to write 动员

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动员 in a sentence

学校动员全体师生参加植树活动。

Xuéxiào dòngyuán quántǐ shīshēng cānjiā zhíshù huódòng.

The school mobilised all its teachers and students to take part in tree planting.

他好不容易才动员父母同意。

Tā hǎobù róngyì cái dòngyuán fùmǔ tóngyì.

It took some doing to talk his parents round.

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Questions about 动员

What does 动员 mean in English?

动员 is pronounced dòngyuán and means Mobilize.

How do you pronounce 动员?

动员 is dòngyuán in pinyin — written dongyuan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 动员?

动员 is written with 2 characters: 动 (dòng) Move (act - use), 员 (yuán) Worker (employee - member). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 动员 written in traditional Chinese?

動員. The simplified form 动员 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 動員 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced dòngyuán.

Is 动员 an HSK word?

Yes — 动员 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

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