运动

yùndòng

Traditional: 運動

#1654 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

sport, exercise, to exercise, movement

Word origin

A compound of 运 (yùn, to move, to transport) and 动 (dòng, to move), reinforcing the sense of motion and by extension physical activity.

Origin
compound
Root
运 (yùn, to move) + 动 (dòng, to move)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 运

Stroke order for 动

Examples

I do exercise every day.

Running is very good exercise.

lán

His favourite sport is basketball.

Exercising more is good for the body.

This movement went on for several years.

运动 (yùn dòng) covers sport, physical exercise, and more broadly any movement or social movement. As a verb it means to take exercise; as a noun it names a sport or a campaign.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 34.