动画

動畫

dònghuà

noun HSK 6 #11,443

Meanings

1 animation; cartoon
2 animated

Characters

to move; motion

picture; drawing; painting

Moving pictures — animation.

Examples

我小时候最喜欢看动画片。

Wǒ xiǎoshíhòu zuì xǐhuān kàn dònghuàpiàn.

I loved watching cartoons when I was little.

这部动画电影很好看。

Zhèbù dònghuà diànyǐng hěn hǎokàn.

This animated movie is great.

他学的是动画设计专业。

Tā xué de shì dònghuà shèjì zhuānyè.

He studied animation design.

中国动画产业发展很快。

Zhōngguó dònghuà chǎnyè fāzhǎn hěnkuài.

China's animation industry is developing rapidly.

Tips

usage

动画片 = animated show/cartoon (for kids or general). 动漫 (dòngmàn) = animation + comics (closer to 'anime/manga' culture). In casual speech, many young Chinese use 动漫 for Japanese-style anime.

Stroke Order

动 dòng

画 huà