xiǎo​dòng​zuò

petty maneuver

  • created sense approved 小动作/小動作 · xiǎo​dòng​zuò · petty maneuver — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小动作 / 小動作

    xiǎo​dòng​zuò

    petty maneuver

    A small or sneaky action done behind the scenes to achieve a goal, often through improper means or gamesmanship.

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · petty 动作 (literal) → 动作/動作 · dòng​zuò · movement

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 小动作/小動作 · xiǎo​dòng​zuò · fidgeting; bad habit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小动作 / 小動作

    xiǎo​dòng​zuò

    fidgeting; bad habit

    Minor ungraceful physical movements or habits, such as a student's distractions in class, picking one's nose, or shaking one's legs

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 动作 (literal) → 动作/動作 · dòng​zuò · movement

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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