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动作 Pronunciation and Pinyin

动作 Usage and Examples

Movement

Action

Gesture

几组镜头被拍成了慢动作。

Some scenes were filmed in slow motion.

声迹与动作不同步。

The sound track did not synchronize with the action.

The characters in 动作

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
动
dòng6to move or act
作
zuò7to do, make, or act

More words starting with 动

  • dòng动yí一xià下Move a bit, Wiggle
  • dòng动bù不liǎo了Can't move, Stuck
  • dòng动bù不dòng动easily, frequently
  • dòng动bú不dòng动jiù就frequently, easily
  • dòng动le了Moved, Touched
  • dòng动le了zéi贼xīn心to have evil intentions, to get greedy
  • dòng动chǎn产movable property or chattels
  • dòng动rén人moving, touching
  • dòng动rén人chuán传shuō说Moving legend, Touching tale
  • dòng动rén人cháng场jǐng景Moving scene, Touching scene
  • dòng动rén人xīn心xián弦de的moving, touching
  • dòng动rén人de的moving, charming

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Questions about 动作

What does 动作 mean in Chinese?

动作 (dòng zuò) means “Movement, Action, Gesture”.

How do you pronounce 动作?

动作 is pronounced dòng zuò in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Movement” in Chinese?

“Movement” is 动作 (dòng zuò) in Chinese.

How is 动作 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 动作, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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