(yí dòng) - to move, to shift, mobile in Mandarin

yídòng

Traditional: 移動

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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yǐ。

Please move the chair a little to the left.

台tái。

This machine can move freely.

。

Do not move anything at the scene.

乌wū云yún。

The dark clouds slowly moved northwards.

。

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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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This word is part of lesson 29.