一动不动

一動不動

yídòng-búdòng

idiom HSK 7-9 #14,452

Meanings

Literally 'one move, not move' - not even a single movement.

HSK 4

他躺在床上一动不动。

Tā tǎng zài chuáng shàng yídòng-búdòng.

He lay on the bed perfectly still.

HSK 7-9

猫一动不动地盯着老鼠。

Māo yídòng-búdòng de dīng zhe lǎoshǔ.

The cat stared at the mouse without moving.

grammar

Follows the ABCB pattern (一X不X) common in Chinese idioms: 一声不响, 一言不发. The pattern emphasizes 'not even one X.'

一 yī

动 dòng

不 bù