动

動

dòng

verb HSK 1 #409

Meanings

1 to move
2 to act
3 to use

Characters

to move; to act

云 (cloud) + 力 (strength) — strength that moves things

Examples

别动！

Bié dòng!

Don't move!

这个箱子太重了，搬不动。

Zhège xiāngzi tài zhòng le, bān bú dòng.

This box is too heavy, I can't move it.

Tips

grammar

动 as a complement indicates ability to move something: 搬得动 (can move it), 搬不动 (can't move it), 吃不动了 (too full to eat more).

Stroke Order

动 dòng