动词
dòng cí
Pinyin

Definition

动词
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dòng cí
  1. verb

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
互动
hù dòng
  1. 1 to interact
  2. 2 interactive
动
dòng
  1. 1 (of sth) to move
  2. 2 to set in movement
  3. 3 to displace
  4. 4 to touch
  5. 5 to make use of
  6. 6 to stir (emotions)
  7. 7 to alter
  8. 8 abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb
动作
dòng zuò
  1. 1 movement
  2. 2 motion
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
动力
dòng lì
  1. 1 motive power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 (fig.) motivation
  4. 4 impetus
动员
dòng yuán
  1. 1 to mobilize
  2. 2 to arouse
  3. 3 mobilization
  4. 4 CL:次[cì],個|个[gè]
动漫
dòng màn
  1. 1 cartoons and comics
  2. 2 animes and mangas
  3. 3 cartoon (animated movie)
  4. 4 anime
动物
dòng wù
  1. 1 animal
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún],個|个[gè]
心动
xīn dòng
  1. 1 heartbeat
  2. 2 heart rate
  3. 3 (fig.) emotionally affected
  4. 4 aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)
感动
gǎn dòng
  1. 1 to move (sb)
  2. 2 to touch (sb emotionally)
  3. 3 moving
歌词
gē cí
  1. 1 song lyric
  2. 2 lyrics
活动
huó dòng
  1. 1 to exercise
  2. 2 to move about
  3. 3 to operate
  4. 4 to use connections (personal influence)
  5. 5 loose
  6. 6 shaky
  7. 7 active
  8. 8 movable
  9. 9 activity
  10. 10 campaign
  11. 11 maneuver
  12. 12 behavior
  13. 13 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
激动
jī dòng
  1. 1 to move emotionally
  2. 2 to stir up (emotions)
  3. 3 to excite
移动
yí dòng
  1. 1 to move
  2. 2 movement
  3. 3 migration
  4. 4 mobile
  5. 5 portable
自动
zì dòng
  1. 1 automatic
  2. 2 voluntarily
行动
xíng dòng
  1. 1 operation
  2. 2 action
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 to move about
  5. 5 mobile
冲动
chōng dòng
  1. 1 to have an urge
  2. 2 to be impetuous
  3. 3 impulse
  4. 4 urge
词
cí
  1. 1 word
  2. 2 statement
  3. 3 speech
  4. 4 lyrics
  5. 5 CL:組|组[zǔ],個|个[gè]
  6. 6 a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Sòng cháo]
  7. 7 CL:首[shǒu]
运动
yùn dòng
  1. 1 to move
  2. 2 to exercise
  3. 3 sports
  4. 4 exercise
  5. 5 motion
  6. 6 movement
  7. 7 campaign
  8. 8 CL:場|场[chǎng]
一动不动
yī dòng bù dòng
  1. 1 motionless

Idioms (20)

一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
  1. 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
动人心魄
dòng rén xīn pò
  1. 1 (idiom) breathtaking
  2. 2 deeply affecting
动见观瞻
dòng jiàn guān zhān
  1. 1 to be watched closely (idiom)
动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù
  1. 1 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
动魄惊心
dòng pò jīng xīn
  1. 1 shaking one to the core (idiom); extremely disturbing
  2. 2 shattering
  3. 3 hair-raising
包揽词讼
bāo lǎn cí sòng
  1. 1 to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
  1. 1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
  2. 2 untouched
各执一词
gè zhí yī cí
  1. 1 each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
含糊其词
hán hú qí cí
  1. 1 to equivocate
  2. 2 to talk evasively (idiom)
地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
  1. 1 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
大动干戈
dà dòng gān gē
  1. 1 to go to war (idiom)
  2. 2 to make a big fuss over sth
娓娓动听
wěi wěi dòng tīng
  1. 1 to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner (idiom)
强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ
  1. 1 to twist words and force logic (idiom)
  2. 2 sophistry
  3. 3 loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
  4. 4 shoving false arguments down people's throats
怦然心动
pēng rán xīn dòng
  1. 1 to feel a rush of excitement (idiom)
感天动地
gǎn tiān dòng dì
  1. 1 deeply affecting (idiom)
拙于言词
zhuō yú yán cí
  1. 1 to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)

Sample Sentences

趋向动词
qūxiàng dòngcí
directional verbs
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动词的“上、下”
dòngcí de “shàng 、xià ”
Verb forms of "to go up" and "to go down"
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向、往方向动词：口语常用，用法相同。
xiàng 、wǎng fāngxiàng dòngcí ：kǒuyǔ chángyòng ，yòngfǎ xiāngtóng 。
Xiang4 or wang3 direction verb : common in spoken Chinese, same usage.
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N1向N2动词：搭配“内向性”动词，比如，买、借、学、收、要...等等。
N1 xiàng N2 dòngcí ：dāpèi “nèixiàng xìng ”dòngcí ，bǐrú ，mǎi 、jiè 、xué 、shōu 、yào . . . děngdeng 。
First noun xiang4 second noun verb: When coupled with an "inward" verb, such as, to buy, to borrow, to learn, to receive, to want...etc.
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中文不是“时态“语言，中文的动词本身不改变，只用助词来表示动作“还没发生”、“正在发生”或是“已经结束”。
Zhōngwén bùshì “shítài “yǔyán ，Zhōngwén de dòngcí běnshēn bù gǎibiàn ，zhī yòng zhù cí lái biǎoshì dòngzuò “hái méi fāshēng ”、“zhèngzài fāshēng ”huòshì “yǐjīng jiéshù ”。
Chinese is not a tense based language, the verbs in Chinese do not change. Instead, we have particles that help indicate whether an action has occurred, is occurring or has completed.
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动词了
dòngcí le
verb le
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推荐（只能当作动词）
tuījiàn （zhǐnéng dàngzuò dòngcí ）
to recommend (can only be used as a verb)
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我建议你往前走一点，那里风景比较好。（动词用法）
wǒ jiànyì nǐ wǎng qián zǒu yīdiǎn ，nàlǐ fēngjǐng bǐjiào hǎo 。（dòngcí yòngfǎ ）
I suggest that you walk forward a little bit. The view is better there. (Here it's used as a verb.)
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建议（可以当作动词或名词）
jiànyì （kěyǐ dàngzuò dòngcí huò míngcí ）
to suggest; a suggestion (can be used as a noun or a verb)
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老师建议我考研究所，但是爸爸希望我去找工作。（动词用法）
lǎoshī jiànyì wǒ kǎo yánjiūsuǒ ，dànshì bàba xīwàng wǒ qù zhǎo gōngzuò 。（dòngcí yòngfǎ ）
My teacher suggests that I go do a Masters, but my dad wants me to go get a job. (Here it's used as a verb))
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