动
dòng HSK1

move

动 動 dòng
to move verb
To change position or status; to set something in motion or displace it; to touch; to alter or modify.

女士们先生们，别动！

nǚ​shì men xiān​sheng men, bié dòng!

Don't move, ladies and gentlemen!

整部车都在动。

zhěng bù chē dōu zài dòng.

The whole car is moving.

to act verb
To take action; to start doing something or get moving.

运动可以促进情绪，所以让他动起来。

yùn​dòng kě​yǐ cù​jìn qíng​xù, suǒ​yǐ ràng tā dòng qǐ lai.

Exercise can boost mood, so get him moving.

一旦你动起来，你就会没事的。

yī​dàn nǐ dòng qǐ lai, nǐ jiù huì méi shì de.

Once you get moving, you’ll be fine.

to stir verb
To touch or arouse someone's emotions; to cause a mental or emotional reaction.
can; able to particle
Used after a verb to indicate the physical ability to move something or the effectiveness of an action.

我累得再也走不动了。

wǒ lèi de zài​yě zǒu bu dòng le.

I'm too tired to walk any further.

to use verbnoun
To make use of; to apply or exercise one's mind, hands, or tools.
verb noun
(bound form) abbreviation for 动词 dòng​cí.
to eat
To touch or consume food.
frequently
Often; frequently; at every turn.
surname
a Chinese surname

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Frequency
Character
Written text
73rd most common 2205.8 per million
Movie subtitles
167th most common 1051.9 per million appears in 97% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
250.6 per million appears in 53% of films
Written text
161.8 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Traditional
動
Strokes
6
Unicode
U+52A8

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)