蠕动

蠕動

rúdòng

verb #25,742

Meanings

1 to wriggle
2 to squirm
3 to creep
4 peristalsis

Characters

to wriggle, to creep (as an insect or worm)

Examples

HSK 5

胃肠蠕动帮助食物消化。

Wèicháng rúdòng bāngzhù shíwù xiāohuà.

Gastrointestinal peristalsis helps digest food.

HSK 7-9

虫子在土里缓慢蠕动。

Chóngzi zài tǔ lǐ huǎnmàn rúdòng.

The worm wriggles slowly in the soil.

Tips

memory

蠕 contains the insect radical 虫, hinting at slow, worm-like movement. Think of a caterpillar inching along - that sluggish crawling motion is 蠕动.

Stroke Order

蠕 rú

动 dòng