移动
yídòngTraditional: 移动
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Translation
to move, to shift, mobile
Word origin
A compound of 移 (yí, to shift, to relocate) and 动 (dòng, to move), pairing two near-synonyms to mean changing position.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 移 (yí, to shift) + 动 (dòng, to move)
Stroke order
移
动
Examples
椅。
Please move the chair a little to the left.
台。
This machine can move freely.
。
Do not move anything at the scene.
乌云。
The dark clouds slowly moved northwards.
。
We keep in touch using mobile phones.
移动 (yí dòng) means to move or shift something from one position to another, and as a modifier it means mobile, as in 移动电话 (mobile phone). It stresses a change of place rather than mere motion.
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