一动

一動

yídòng

phrase #33,657

Meanings

1 one move; a single movement

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

我一动他就笑。

Wǒ yídòng tā jiù xiào.

The moment I moved, he laughed.

HSK 3

他一动不动地站在那里。

Tā yídòngbúdòng de zhàn zài nàlǐ.

He stood there motionless, not moving at all.

Tips

grammar

Two patterns to know: (1) 一动不动 (yídòng-búdòng) is the fixed idiom for "completely still / motionless". (2) 一……就…… ("the moment X, then Y") with 动 - 我一动他就笑 ("the moment I move, he laughs") - uses 一动 as the trigger clause.

Stroke Order

一 yī

动 dòng