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动机 (dòng jī): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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动机 (dòng jī): Motive (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

动机 consists of 2 characters.

to move, to act, to change

machine; mechanism; opportunity

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学

xí习

dòng动

jī机

neutral

learning motivation

Verb + Objectwith有

yǒu有

dòng动

jī机

neutral

have a motive

Subject + Predicatewith不纯

dòng动

jī机

bù不

chún纯

Adjective + Nounwith犯罪

fàn犯

zuì罪

dòng动

jī机

Example Sentences with 动机

tā他

xué学

xí习

de的

dòng动

jī机

shì是

neutral

impure motives

formal

criminal motive

kǎo考

hǎo好

chéng成

jì绩

。

His motivation for studying is to get good grades.

tā他

bāng帮

zhù助

bié别

rén人

de的

dòng动

jī机

fēi非

cháng常

dān单

chún纯

。

His motive for helping others is very pure.

jǐng警

fāng方

zhèng正

zài在

shēn深

rù入

diào调

chá查

zhè这

qǐ起

àn案

jiàn件

de的

fàn犯

zuì罪

dòng动

jī机

。

The police are conducting an in-depth investigation into the criminal motive behind this case.

Show 6 More Sentences

nǐ你

tū突

rán然

tí提

chū出

zhè这

ge个

jiàn建

yì议

，

bèi背

hòu后

de的

zhēn真

shí实

dòng动

jī机

shì是

shén什

me么

？

What is the real motive behind your sudden suggestion?

tā她

bāng帮

zhù助

bié别

rén人

de的

dòng动

jī机

hěn很

tā他

kāng慷

kǎi慨

jiě解

náng囊

de的

dòng动

jī机

bìng并

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

de的

dòng动

jī机

shì是

hǎo好

de的

liǎo了

jiě解

yí一

gè个

rén人

de的

xíng行

wéi为

dòng动

wǒ我

huái怀

yí疑

tā他

jiē接

jìn近

wǒ我

de的

dòng动

jī

dān单

chún纯

，

jiù就

shì是

xiǎng想

ràng让

shì世

jiè界

gèng更

měi美

hǎo好

。

Her motivation for helping others is simple: she just wants to make the world a better place.

fēi非

chū出

yú于

chún纯

cuì粹

de的

shàn善

yì意

。

His motive for being so generous was not purely out of goodwill.

，

dàn但

cǎi采

qǔ取

de的

fāng方

fǎ法

què却

yǐn引

qǐ起

le了

zhēng争

yì议

。

Although his intentions were good, the methods he adopted caused controversy.

jī

机

，

yǒu有

zhù助

yú于

gèng更

hǎo好

dì地

lǐ理

jiě解

tā他

men们

de的

xuǎn选

zé择

。

Understanding a person's motivation helps to better comprehend their choices.

机

，

kě可

néng能

zhǐ只

shì是

xiǎng想

huò获

qǔ取

shāng商

yè业

qíng情

bào报

。

I suspect his motive for getting close to me might just be to obtain business intelligence.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 动机.

Words with 动

运动yùn dòngHSK 2
动物dòng wùHSK 3
动作dòng zuòHSK 4
感动gǎn dòngHSK 4
活动huó dòngHSK 4
激动jī dòngHSK 4
主动zhǔ dòng
举动jǔ dòng

Words with 机

飞机fēi jīHSK 1
手机shǒu jīHSK 2
机场jī chǎngHSK 2
司机sī jīHSK 3
机会jī huìHSK 3
照相机zhào xiàng jīHSK 3
登机牌dēng jī páiHSK 4
伺机

sì jī