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动弹

動彈
dòngtan
verb HSK 7 #14,315

Meanings

  1. 1 to move; to budge; to stir

Examples

我累得动弹不了。
Wǒ lèi de dòngtan bùliǎo.
I'm so tired I can't move.
箱子太重了，我一个人动弹不了。
Xiāngzi tài zhòng le, wǒ yī gè rén dòngtan bùliǎo.
The box is too heavy; I can't budge it by myself.

Tips

usage
动弹 is almost always used in the negative: 动弹不了/动弹不得 (can't move/budge). Rarely used in affirmative sentences.
mistakes
The 弹 here is pronounced 'tan' (neutral tone), NOT 'dàn' (bullet) or 'tán' (to play an instrument).

Stroke Order

动 dòng
弹 dàn