活动

huódòng

Traditional: 活动

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Translation

activity, event, to move about

Word origin

A compound of 活 (huó, alive, living) and 动 (dòng, to move), so something living and moving, hence an activity or event.

Origin
compound
Root
活 (huó, alive) + 动 (dòng, to move)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 活

Stroke order for 动

Examples

The school has many activities today.

We took part in an interesting event.

jiǔ

This event starts at nine in the morning.

The old man goes out to move about every day.

The company organised an outdoor event.

活动 (huó dòng) means an activity or organised event, and as a verb it means to move about or get some exercise. It is one of the most common words for any planned gathering.

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This word is part of lesson 29.