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(yùn dòng) - sport, exercise, to exercise, movement in Mandarin

yùndòng

Traditional: 運動

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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.

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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.

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This word is part of lesson 34.