动弹

動彈

dòngtan

verb HSK 7-9 #14,315

Meanings

To move or budge.

我累得动弹不了。

Wǒ lèi de dòngtan bù liǎo.

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 yīgè rén dòngtan bù liǎo.

The box is too heavy; I can't budge it by myself.

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).

动 dòng

弹 dàn