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动弹

动弹 (dòng tan): Move / make a move (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

动弹 consists of 2 characters.

to move, to act, to change

to shoot; to spring; to flick; to play (a stringed instrument)

Word Info

Pinyindòng tan

MeaningMove / make a move

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word动弹

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 动弹.

Words with 动

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动物dòng wùHSK 3
动物园dòng wù yuánHSK 3
运动会yùn dòng huìHSK 3
运动员yùn dòng yuánHSK 3
动作dòng zuòHSK 4
动车dòng chēHSK 4
感动gǎn dòngHSK 4

Words with 弹

弹钢琴tán gāng qínHSK 4
子弹zǐ dànHSK 6
导弹dǎo dànHSK 6
弹性tán xìngHSK 6
反弹fǎn tánHSK 7-9
炸弹zhà dànHSK 7-9
对牛弹琴duì niú tán qínHSK 7-9

弹簧

tán huáng

3.

How to Use 动弹 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 动弹 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complement

dòng动

tan弹

bù不

dé得

neutral

unable to move

dòng动

tan弹

bù不

liǎo了

informalSpoken

dòng动

tan弹

yí一

xià下

informalSpoken

Adverb + Verbwith无法

wú无

fǎ法

dòng动

tan弹

4.

Example Sentences with 动弹

xiǎo小

māo猫

dòng动

tán弹

le了

yī一

xià下

can't move

move a little

formal

cannot move

。

The kitten moved a little.

zài在

rú如

cǐ此

yōng拥

jǐ挤

de的

dì地

tiě铁

lǐ里

，

wǒ我

jī几

hū乎

dòng动

tan弹

bù不

dé得

。

In such a crowded subway, I can hardly move.

yóu由

yú于

shāng伤

shì势

yán严

zhòng重

，

tā他

zàn暂

shí时

wú无

fǎ法

dòng动

tan弹

，

xū需

yào要

jìng静

yǎng养

。

Due to the severity of his injuries, he is temporarily unable to move and needs to rest.

tā他

lèi累

dé得

dòng动

tán弹

bù不

liǎo了

，

zhǐ只

xiǎng想

tǎng躺

zhe着

xiū休

xī息

。

He was too tired to move and just wanted to lie down and rest.

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

yì一

zhí直

zuò坐

zài在

nà那

lǐ里

，

nán难

dào道

bù不

dǎ打

suàn算

dòng动

tan弹

yí一

xià下

ma吗

？

Why are you sitting there all the time? Don't you plan to make a move?

jǐn尽

guǎn管

qíng情

kuàng况

jǐn紧

jí急

，

tā他

què却

yīn因

kǒng恐

jù惧

ér而

sī丝

háo毫

bù不

gǎn敢

dòng动

tan弹

。

Despite the urgent situation, he dared not move an inch due to fear.

zài在

hán寒

lěng冷

de的

dōng冬

tiān天

，

yǒu有

xiē些

dòng动

wù物

huì会

dōng冬

mián眠

，

jī几

hū乎

bù不

jìn进

shí食

yě也

bù不

dòng动

tán弹

。

In the cold winter, some animals hibernate, eating almost nothing and hardly moving.

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

shēn身

tǐ体

dòng动

tan弹

bù不

dé得

，

lián连

sī思

wéi维

yě也

fǎng仿

fú佛

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

tíng停

zhì滞

。

Not only could his body not move, but his thoughts also seemed to have come to a standstill.