動 (dung6) — movement; action; motion in Cantonese

dungˍ₆動

简动

Mandarin Pinyin: dong4

Meaning of 動

nounmovement; action; motion

nountake up

nountouch (one's heart); arouse; excite; move

nounchange; alter

nounuse

nouneat or drink

nounmove; stir

nounact; do

noun(verb) to drink or eat

Example Sentences with 動

肉是一種食物, 它取自動物。

Meat is a type of food, it comes from animals.

你要主動啲。

You need to be more proactive (i.e. take the initiative more often).

春節是動物的發情期

Animals mate during spring.

請捐款拯救瀕臨絕種動物

Please donate to help save the endangered animals.

豈但年青人愛好運動，就連上了年紀的人也積極鍛煉身體。

Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.

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Words Containing 動

高難度動作gou1 naan4 dou6 dung6 zok3

stunner, stunt

衝動cung1 dung6

rash; impulsive; excited; [n] impulse

野生動物je5 sang1 dung6 mat6

wildlife

社會行動se5 wui2 hang4 dung6

social actions

自動轉賬zi6 dung6 zyun2 zoeng3

automatic transfer, direct deposit, bank autopay

浮動工資fau4 dung6 gung1 zi1

floating wages; fluctuating wages

動情激素dung6 cing4 gik1 sou3

estrogen, oestrogen

被動免疫bei6 dung6 min5 jik6

passive immunity

電動扶梯din6 dung6 fu4 tai1

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不動點bat1 dung6 dim2

a fixed point (of a map in math.)

發動機faat3 dung6 gei1

an engine

動情dung6 cing4

to feel excited; become enamoured

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