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一动不动 — “Motionless”

一动不动 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “motionless”. Still; unmoving; not moving an inch. Literally, “not move even a bit”.

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一动不动 Pronunciation and Pinyin

一动不动 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
动
dòng6to move or act
不
bù4not
动
dòng6to move or act

Example Sentence with 一动不动

小猫在阳光下睡着了,一动不动地趴在地板上
The kitten fell asleep in the sun, lying motionless on the floor.

Idioms Related to 一动不动

Antonyms of 一动不动

  • biàn变huàn幻mò莫cè测change unpredictably

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

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What does 一动不动 mean?

一动不动 (yī dòng bù dòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “motionless”.

How do you pronounce 一动不动?

一动不动 is pronounced yī dòng bù dòng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 一动不动 literally mean?

Literally, 一动不动 means “not move even a bit”. It is used to mean “motionless”.

What is the Chinese definition of 一动不动?

指静止不动或懒得活动

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