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  dung6   jyutping
  dong4   pinyin
[1] [v] move; stir [2] [v] change; alter [3] [v] act; do [4] [v] touch (one's heart); arouse; excite; move [5] [v] take up [6] [v] use [7] [v] eat or drink [8] movement; action; motion

Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#19)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
動 / 动

This word has been viewed 21374 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  zai3 dung6  zhi4 dong4 = brake
detail  dung6 jan1  dong4 yin1 = motivation / moving force / underlying force / agent
detail  bat1 wai4 so2 dung6  bu4 wei2 suo3 dong4 = to remain unmoved
detail  dung6 mat6 jyun4  dong4 wu4 yuan2 = zoo
detail  dung6 mat6  dong4 wu4 = animal; fauna
detail  faan2 dung6  fan3 dong4 = reactionary
detail  wut6 dung6  huo2 dong4 = activity
detail  dung6 zok3  dong4 zuo4 = action; movement
detail  zi6 dung6 din6 tai1  zi4 dong4 dian4 ti1 = escalator
detail  dung6 bat1 dung6  dong4 bu5 dong4 (PRC), dong4 bu4*2 dong4 (Taiwan) = easily; frequently; at every turn
See all 336 compounds (CantoDict reports 392 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 13 examples containing 動
detail 一種食物, 取自動物
Meat is a type of food, it comes from animals.
detail 春節動物發情期
Animals mate during spring.
detail 肥仔多啲運動減肥
Fat guys have to do more exercise to lose weight.
detail 古靈精怪動物
A weird and imaginative animal.
detail 獵豹世界上動物
The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.
[Lit. cheetah is world-on run-manner most fast [possessive particle] animal]
detail audio 主動
You need to be more proactive (i.e. take the initiative more often).
detail 捐款拯救瀕臨絕種動物
Please donate to help save the endangered animals.
detail 豈但年青人愛好運動年紀積極鍛煉身體
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.
detail 我哋動機唔知道
We don't even know what his motive is.
[Lit. we even he what motive also not-know [particle].]
detail 獅子動物園出嚟
A lion escaped from the zoo.
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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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