动 (dòng) means Move (act - use). Below are 24 of the 201 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
多运 动 对身体好。
Duō yùndòng duì shēntǐ hǎo.
Getting more exercise is good for your health.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 身体
运 动 以后容易渴。
Yùndòng yǐhòu róngyì kě.
You get thirsty easily after exercise.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 渴
别激 动 ，慢慢说。
Bié jīdòng, mànmàn shuō.
Do not get worked up; speak slowly.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 激动
老师讲得很生 动 。
Lǎoshī jiǎng de hěn shēngdòng.
The teacher explains things vividly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 生动
老人行 动 有点慢。
Lǎorén xíngdòng yǒudiǎn màn.
The old man moves a little slowly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 行动
云慢慢向东移 动 。
Yún mànmàn xiàng dōng yídòng.
The clouds are slowly moving east.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 移动
运 动 有利于健康。
Yùndòng yǒulì yú jiànkāng.
Exercise is beneficial to health.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 有利
手机在桌上振 动 。
Shǒujī zài zhuō shàng zhèndòng.
The phone is vibrating on the table.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 振动
跑步是很好的运 动 。
Pǎobù shì hěn hǎo de yùndòng.
Running is very good exercise.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 运动
多运 动 才能更健康。
Duō yùndòng cái néng gèng jiànkāng.
Only by exercising more can you get healthier.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 健康
运 动 以后要洗个澡。
Yùndòng yǐhòu yào xǐ gè zǎo.
You should take a shower after exercising.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 洗澡
这个 动 作有点儿难。
Zhège dòngzuò yǒudiǎnr nán.
This movement is a bit difficult.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 动作
他的 动 作又快又准。
Tā de dòngzuò yòu kuài yòu zhǔn.
His movements are quick and accurate.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 动作
森林里有很多 动 物。
Sēnlín lǐ yǒu hěn duō dòngwù.
There are many animals in the forest.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 森林
这件事使我很感 动 。
Zhè jiàn shì shǐ wǒ hěn gǎndòng.
This matter moved me deeply.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 使
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From the graded readers
星期六早上，我想去运 动 。
xīngqīliù zǎoshang, wǒ xiǎng qù yùndòng.
On Saturday morning I wanted to exercise.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Weekend
第一天，我跑了八分钟就跑不 动 了。
dìyī tiān, wǒ pǎo le / liǎo / liào bā fēnzhōng jiù pǎo budòng le / liǎo / liào.
On the first day I lasted eight minutes before I couldn't go on.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
同事让我帮忙，我答应；朋友借钱，我答应；周末有活 动 ，我也答应。
tóngshì ràng wǒ bāngmáng, wǒ dāying; péngyou jiè qián, wǒ dāying; zhōumò yǒu huódòng, wǒ yě dāying.
A colleague asked for help, I agreed; a friend wanted to borrow money, I agreed; something was on at the weekend, I agreed to that too.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
动 appears in 201 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 动
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 动
How is 动 used in a sentence?
This page shows 201 sentences using 动 (dòng, "Move (act - use)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 动 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 动 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 动?
The dictionary page for 动 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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