Nounmotive; intention; cause

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 动机.
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Character Breakdown

动机 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 动机 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 动机 with other words naturally.
Noun + Nounwith学习
xué
dòng
neutral
learning motivation
Verb + Objectwith
yǒu
dòng
neutral
have a motive
Subject + Predicatewith不纯
dòng
chún
neutral
impure motives
Adjective + Nounwith犯罪
fàn
zuì
dòng
formal
criminal motive

Example Sentences with 动机

xué
de
dòng
shì
kǎo
hǎo
chéng
His motivation for studying is to get good grades.
jǐng
fāng
zhèng
zài
shēn
diào
chá
zhè
àn
jiàn
de
fàn
zuì
dòng
The police are conducting an in-depth investigation into the criminal motive behind this case.
rán
chū
zhè
ge
jiàn
bèi
hòu
de
zhēn
shí
dòng
shì
shén
me
What is the real motive behind your sudden suggestion?
bāng
zhù
bié
rén
de
dòng
hěn
dān
chún
jiù
shì
xiǎng
ràng
shì
jiè
gèng
měi
hǎo
Her motivation for helping others is simple: she just wants to make the world a better place.
kāng
kǎi
jiě
náng
de
dòng
bìng
fēi
chū
chún
cuì
de
shàn
His motive for being so generous was not purely out of goodwill.
jǐn
guǎn
de
dòng
shì
hǎo
de
dàn
cǎi
de
fāng
què
yǐn
le
zhēng
Although his intentions were good, the methods he adopted caused controversy.
liǎo
jiě
rén
de
xíng
wéi
dòng
yǒu
zhù
gèng
hǎo
jiě
men
de
xuǎn
Understanding a person's motivation helps to better comprehend their choices.
huái怀
jiē
jìn
de
dòng
néng
zhǐ
shì
xiǎng
huò
shāng
qíng
bào
I suspect his motive for getting close to me might just be to obtain business intelligence.