动词

動詞

dòngcí

noun #17,396

Meanings

1 verb (grammar)

Characters

to move; action

Literally 'action word' — a word that expresses an action.

Examples

跑是一个动词。

Pǎo shì yīge dòngcí.

'Run' is a verb.

中文的动词不需要变位。

Zhōngwén de dòngcí bù xūyào biàn wèi.

Chinese verbs don't need to be conjugated.

Tips

memory

The naming pattern is intuitive: 动词 (verb = action word), 名词 (míngcí, noun = name word), 形容词 (xíngróngcí, adjective = describe word), 副词 (fùcí, adverb = auxiliary word).

Stroke Order

动 dòng

词 cí