Usage of the character 动

(of sth) to move
to set in movement
to displace
to touch
to make use of
to stir (emotions)
to alter
abbr. for 動詞／动词 (dòngcí), verb

dòng L

动L

[動L]

flowing
flexible
lively (Internet slang)

dàidòng

带动

[帶動]

to spur; to provide impetus; to drive

sǒngdòng

耸动

[聳動]

to shake (a part of one's body)
to shrug (shoulders)
to create a sensation
to incite

gǔdòng

鼓动

[鼓動]

to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite
to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)

dòngbǎo

动保

[動保]

animal protection (abbr. for 動物保護／动物保护 (dòngwubǎohu))

dǒudòng

抖动

[抖動]

to quiver
to vibrate
to shake (sth)

xiǎngdòng

响动

[響動]

sound coming from sth (typically sth not immediately visible)
also pr. (xiǎngdong)

dòngyīn

动因

[動因]

motivation
moving force
underlying force
agent

dòngqì

动气

[動氣]

to get angry

dòngqíng

动情

[動情]

to get excited
passionate
aroused to passion
to fall in love
on heat (of animals)

yǎndòng

眼动

[眼動]

eye movement

dòngtǔ

动土

[動土]

to break ground (prior to building sth)
to start building

shēngdòng

生动

[生動]

vivid
lively

kòudòng

扣动

[扣動]

to pull (a trigger)

shǒudòng

手动

[手動]

manual
manually operated
manual gear-change

dòngdiǎn

动点

[動點]

moving point

lüdòng

律动

[律動]

rhythm
to move rhythmically

dòngkǒu

动口

[動口]

to use one's mouth (to say sth)

dòngmài

动脉

[動脈]

artery

bódòng

搏动

[搏動]

to beat rhythmically
to throb
to pulsate

dòngnù

动怒

[動怒]

to get angry

liúdòng

流动

[流動]

to flow
to circulate
to go from place to place
to be mobile
(of assets) liquid

tuōdòng

拖动

[拖動]

to drag
to tow
(computing) to drag (mouse operation)

gǔndòng

滚动

[滾動]

to roll
(to do sth) in a loop
to scroll (computing)
to progressively expand (economics)
to rumble (of thunder)

shāndòng

煽动

[煽動]

to incite
to instigate

zìdòng

自动

[自動]

automatic
voluntarily

cùdòng

促动

[促動]

to motivate

shǎndòng

闪动

[閃動]

to flicker or flash

quàndòng

劝动

[勸動]

to incite

gǎidòng

改动

[改動]

to alter
to modify
to revise

dòngpò

动魄

[動魄]

shocking; shattering

fāndòng

翻动

[翻動]

to flip over
to turn (a page)
to scroll (an electronic document)
to stir (food in a pot etc)
to move things about
to rummage

màidòng

脉动

[脈動]

pulse
throbbing
pulsation

dònglì

动力

[動力]

motive power
force
(fig.) motivation
impetus

dòngwǔ

动武

[動武]

to use force
to come to blows

dǎdòng

打动

[打動]

to move (to pity)
arousing (sympathy)
touching

dòngzhé

动辄

[動輒]

easily
readily
frequently
at every turn
at the slightest pretext

dòngjìng

动静

[動靜]

(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity
movement and stillness

jǔdòng

举动

[舉動]

act
action
activity
move
movement

dòngzuǐ

动嘴

[動嘴]

to talk

xīndòng

心动

[心動]

heartbeat; heart rate
(fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)

qiàodòng

撬动

[撬動]

to shift sth with a crowbar etc
(fig.) to influence by applying leverage

dìdòng

地动

[地動]

earthquake (old term)

sōngdòng

松动

[鬆動]

loose
slack
(fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice)
to give some slack
(of a place) not crowded

bùdòng

不动

[不動]

motionless

dòngchǎn

动产

[動產]

movable property
personal property

hōngdòng

轰动

[轟動]

to cause a sensation
to create a stir in (a place)
commotion
controversy

nuódòng

挪动

[挪動]

to move
to shift

cuòdòng

错动

[錯動]

to move relative to one another

luàndòng

乱动

[亂動]

to fiddle with
to tamper with
to meddle with
to move randomly
to flail about

liándòng

联动

[聯動]

(of the parts of a machine) to move together
to act in coordination; to be coupled
linkage

dòngróng

动容

[動容]

to be emotionally moved

dòngrén

动人

[動人]

touching
moving

chōngdòng

冲动

[衝動]

to have an urge
to be impetuous
impulse
urge

hàndòng

撼动

[撼動]

to shake up
to deal a shock
(fig.) to stir (sb's heart)

dònghuà

动画

[動畫]

animation
cartoon

méngdòng

萌动

[萌動]

to sprout
(fig.) to emerge

qiāndòng

牵动

[牽動]

to affect
to produce a change in sth

dòngdàng

动荡

[動盪]

variant of 動蕩／动荡 (dòngdàng)

dòngbǐ

动笔

[動筆]

to put pen to paper; to start writing or painting

bōdòng

波动

[波動]

to undulate
to fluctuate
wave motion
rise and fall

shuǎidòng

甩动

[甩動]

to shake
to fling one's arm
to lash
to swing

bāndòng

扳动

[扳動]

to pull out
to pull a lever

dòngxiàng

动向

[動向]

trend; tendency

bōdòng

拨动

[撥動]

to stir
to prod
to poke
to move sideways
to strum (on a guitar etc)

bèidòng

被动

[被動]

passive

hùdòng

互动

[互動]

to interact
interactive

dòngnéng

动能

[動能]

kinetic energy

láodòng

劳动

[勞動]

work
toil
physical labor
CL:次 (cì)

zhìdòng

制动

[制動]

to brake

cèdòng

策动

[策動]

to conspire
to plot (a rebellion, crime etc)
to machinate
to spur on
to urge action

tuīdòng

推动

[推動]

to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to

chǔndòng

蠢动

[蠢動]

to wriggle
(fig.) to stir up trouble
(of a sentiment) to stir

huádòng

滑动

[滑動]

to slide
sliding movement

liáodòng

撩动

[撩動]

to stir up
to provoke

yùndòng

运动

[運動]

to move
to exercise
sports
exercise
motion
movement
campaign
CL:場／场 (chǎng)

dòngyáo

动摇

[動搖]

to sway
to waver
to rock
to rattle
to destabilize
to pose a challenge to

dòngyuán

动员

[動員]

to mobilize
mobilization
CL:次 (cì)

dòngshēn

动身

[動身]

to go on a journey
to leave

jìdòng

悸动

[悸動]

to pound
to throb

dòngxīn

动心

[動心]

to be moved
to be tempted

dòngjī

动机

[動機]

motive; motivation

huǎndòng

缓动

[緩動]

sluggish

liándòng

连动

[連動]

to link
to peg (currency)
gang (gears)
continuously
serial verb construction

jīdòng

机动

[機動]

locomotive
motorized
power-driven
adaptable
flexible (use, treatment, timing etc)

kědòng

可动

[可動]

movable

dòngshǒu

动手

[動手]

to set about (a task)
to hit
to punch
to touch

dòngnǎo

动脑

[動腦]

to use one's brain

dòngwù

动物

[動物]

animal
CL:隻／只 (zhī),群 (qún),個／个 (gè)

dòngtan

动弹

[動彈]

to budge

zàodòng

躁动

[躁動]

to stir restlessly
to be agitated
commotion
agitation

biàndòng

变动

[變動]

to change
to fluctuate
change
fluctuation

dòngchē

动车

[動車]

(PRC) (D- or C-class) high-speed train
power car
multiple-unit train (abbr. for 動車組／动车组 (dongchèzu))

hàodòng

好动

[好動]

active
restless
energetic

qīngdòng

倾动

[傾動]

to admire

jīngdòng

惊动

[驚動]

to alarm
to startle
to disturb

zhǔdòng

主动

[主動]

to take the initiative
to do sth of one's own accord
spontaneous
active
opposite: passive 被動／被动 (bèidòng)
drive (of gears and shafts etc)

yáodòng

摇动

[搖動]

to shake
to sway

shuōdòng

说动

[說動]

to persuade

huódòng

活动

[活動]

to exercise
to move about
to operate
to use connections (personal influence)
loose
shaky
active
movable
activity
campaign
maneuver
behavior
CL:項／项 (xiàng),個／个 (gè)

tiàodòng

跳动

[跳動]

to throb
to pulse
to bounce
to jiggle
to jump about

hōngdòng

哄动

[哄動]

variant of 轟動／轰动 (hōngdòng)

qūdòng

驱动

[驅動]

to drive
to propel
drive (vehicle wheel)
drive mechanism (tape or disk)
device driver (computing software)

bàodòng

暴动

[暴動]

insurrection
rebellion

dòngcí

动词

[動詞]

verb

wàngdòng

妄动

[妄動]

to rush indiscriminately into action

língdòng

灵动

[靈動]

to be quick-witted

dòngyòng

动用

[動用]

to utilize
to put sth to use

fǎndòng

反动

[反動]

reaction
reactionary

dòngcū

动粗

[動粗]

to use violence (against sb)
to strong-arm sb
to manhandle

yídòng

移动

[移動]

to move
movement
migration
mobile
portable

chùdòng

触动

[觸動]

to touch
to stir up (trouble or emotions)
to move (sb's emotions or worry)

huàngdòng

晃动

[晃動]

to sway
to rock

rúdòng

蠕动

[蠕動]

to wiggle
to squirm
peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)

gēngdòng

更动

[更動]

to change
to replace
to alter

zhuàndòng

转动

[轉動]

to rotate (about an axis)
to revolve
to turn
to move in a circle
to gyrate

dòngjué

动觉

[動覺]

kinesthesia

jīdòng

激动

[激動]

to move emotionally
to stir up (emotions)
to excite

qǐdòng

启动

[啟動]

to start (a machine)
(fig.) to set in motion
to launch (an operation)
to activate (a plan)

wǔdòng

舞动

[舞動]

to move as in a dance
to wave (some implement)
to flourish
(of eyes, hands etc) to dance
to flutter

rǎodòng

扰动

[擾動]

to disturb
to stir up
disturbance
agitation
turmoil

dòngliàng

动量

[動量]

momentum

dòngwò

动卧

[動臥]

D-class (high-speed) sleeper train (D stands for Dongche 動車／动车 (dongchè)) (abbr. for 臥鋪動車組列車／卧铺动车组列车 (wòpudongchèzulièchè))

yóudòng

游动

[游動]

to move about
to go from place to place
roving
mobile

sāodòng

骚动

[騷動]

disturbance; uproar
CL:陣／阵 (zhèn)
to become restless

dòngtài

动态

[動態]

movement
motion
development
trend
dynamic (science)

zhèndòng

振动

[振動]

to vibrate
to shake
vibration

gǎndòng

感动

[感動]

to move (sb)
to touch (sb emotionally)
moving

zhuǎndòng

转动

[轉動]

to turn sth around
to swivel

lādòng

拉动

[拉動]

to pull
(fig.) to stimulate (economic activity)
to motivate (people to do sth)

dòngyì

动议

[動議]

motion
proposal

xīdòng

噏动

[噏動]

variant of 翕動／翕动 (xīdòng)

xiāndòng

掀动

[掀動]

to stir
to lift
to set sth in motion

fúdòng

浮动

[浮動]

to float and drift
unstable

diàodòng

调动

[調動]

to transfer
to maneuver (troops etc)
movement of personnel
to mobilize
to bring into play

diàndòng

电动

[電動]

electric-powered
(Tw) video game

xīdòng

翕动

[翕動]

to open and close (the mouth etc)

piāodòng

飘动

[飄動]

to float
to drift

jiǎodòng

搅动

[攪動]

to mix; to stir

tāidòng

胎动

[胎動]

fetal movement

qìdòng

气动

[氣動]

pneumatic

fādòng

发动

[發動]

to start
to launch
to unleash
to mobilize
to arouse

chōudòng

抽动

[抽動]

to twitch
to throb
a spasm
to divert (money) to other uses

dònggōng

动工

[動工]

to start (a building project)

xíngdòng

行动

[行動]

operation
action
CL:個／个 (gè)
to move about
mobile

chuándòng

传动

[傳動]

drive (transmission in an engine)

qǐdòng

起动

[起動]

to start up (a motor)
to launch (a computer application)

dòngluàn

动乱

[動亂]

turmoil
upheaval
unrest

kāidòng

开动

[開動]

to start
to set in motion
to move
to march
to dig in (eating)
to tuck in (eating)

jìndòng

进动

[進動]

precession (physics)

hōngdòng

烘动

[烘動]

variant of 轟動／轰动 (hōngdòng)

dòngwèn

动问

[動問]

may I ask

tiǎodòng

挑动

[挑動]

to entice
to arouse
to provoke

cǎidòng

踩动

[踩動]

to operate by means of a pedal

dòngdàng

动荡

[動蕩]

unrest (social or political)
turmoil
upheaval
commotion

fúdòng

拂动

[拂動]

(of a breeze) to make (hair, leaves, clothing etc) sway gently; to ruffle

chūdòng

出动

[出動]

to start out on a trip
to dispatch troops

bāndòng

搬动

[搬動]

to move (sth) around
to move house

cóngdòng

从动

[從動]

-driven (of mechanism, driven by a component)
slave (wheel, pulley)

zhèndòng

震动

[震動]

to shake
to vibrate
to strongly affect
shock
vibration

chàndòng

颤动

[顫動]

to vibrate
to quiver

bǎidòng

摆动

[擺動]

to sway
to swing
to move back and forth
to oscillate

huīdòng

挥动

[揮動]

to wave sth
to brandish

dòngzuò

动作

[動作]

movement; motion; action (CL:個／个 (gè))
to act; to move

dòngtú

动图

[動圖]

(computing) dynamic image

dòngmàn

动漫

[動漫]

cartoons and comics
anime and manga
cartoon (animated movie)
anime

dònggǎn

动感

[動感]

sense of movement (often in a static work of art)
dynamic
vivid
lifelike

shāndòng

扇动

[扇動]

to fan
to flap
to incite
to instigate (a strike etc)

zǒudòng

走动

[走動]

to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk
to be mobile (e.g. after an illness)
to visit one another; to socialize
to pay a visit (go to the toilet)

yìdòng

异动

[異動]

to shift; to alter
unusual change; abnormal move

dòngtīng

动听

[動聽]

pleasant to listen to

fādònglì

发动力

[發動力]

motive power

fādòngjī

发动机

[發動機]

engine; motor
CL:臺／台 (tái)

jīdòngxìng

机动性

[機動性]

flexibility

jiǎodòngliàng

角动量

[角動量]

angular momentum

chuándòngbǐ

传动比

[傳動比]

transmission ratio
gear ratio

qǐdòngzi

启动子

[啟動子]

promoter

dònggānhuǒ

动肝火

[動肝火]

to get angry

huódòngjiā

活动家

[活動家]

activist

diàndòngshì

电动势

[電動勢]

electromotive force

Láodòng Bào

劳动报

[勞動報]

Trud (Russian newspaper)

liándòngzhài

连动债

[連動債]

structured note (finance)

chuándòngzhóu

传动轴

[傳動軸]

drive shaft

qìdòngshì

气动式

[氣動式]

pneumatic

yùndòngzhàn

运动战

[運動戰]

mobile warfare

yǎntiàodòng

眼跳动

[眼跳動]

saccade

chuándòngqì

传动器

[傳動器]

drive (engine)

yǒngdòngjī

永动机

[永動機]

perpetual motion machine

qǐdòngqū

启动区

[啟動區]

boot sector (computing)

dòngwùyóu

动物油

[動物油]

animal fat

qǐdòngniǔ

起动钮

[起動鈕]

starter button
on switch

zhùdòngchē

助动车

[助動車]

low-powered motorized scooter or bike

hédònglì

核动力

[核動力]

nuclear power

màndòngzuò

慢动作

[慢動作]

(cinema) slow motion

xiézhèndòng

谐振动

[諧振動]

harmonic oscillation (e.g. sound wave)

dòngwùyuán

动物园

[動物園]

zoo
CL:個／个 (gè)

cídòngshì

磁动势

[磁動勢]

magnetomotive force

yídòngxìng

移动性

[移動性]

mobility

fǎndòngpài

反动派

[反動派]

reactionaries

yùndòngjiā

运动家

[運動家]

athlete
sportsman
activist

shǒudòngdǎng

手动挡

[手動擋]

manual gear change
shift stick

tiānpíngdòng

天平动

[天平動]

(astronomy) libration

dòngbudòng

动不动

[動不動]

(typically followed by 就 (jiù)) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc)
at the drop of a hat

dàdòngmài

大动脉

[大動脈]

main artery (blood vessel)
fig. main highway
arterial road

jīdòngchē

机动车

[機動車]

motor vehicle

bànzìdòng

半自动

[半自動]

semiautomatic

tuōdònglì

拖动力

[拖動力]

motive force
traction

zhuàndòngjiàn

转动件

[轉動件]

rotor

qūdònglún

驱动轮

[驅動輪]

drive wheel

yùndòngshān

运动衫

[運動衫]

sports shirt
sweatshirt
CL:件 (jiàn)

chōudòngzhèng

抽动症

[抽動症]

Tourette syndrome

yídòngshì

移动式

[移動式]

mobile

xīndòngtú

心动图

[心動圖]

cardiogram (medicine)

jiǎdòngzuò

假动作

[假動作]

fake move or pass (sports)
feint

diàndòngjī

电动机

[電動機]

electric motor

xìngchōngdòng

性冲动

[性衝動]

sex drive

bùdòngyáo

不动摇

[不動搖]

unmoved

zìdònghuà

自动化

[自動化]

automation

qìdòngzhá

气动闸

[氣動閘]

pneumatic brake

yùndòngchǎng

运动场

[運動場]

sports field
playground
exercise yard

guāngdòngzuǐ

光动嘴

[光動嘴]

empty talk
mere rhetoric
palaver

yùndòngxié

运动鞋

[運動鞋]

sports shoes; sneakers

zhuàndòngzhóu

转动轴

[轉動軸]

axis of rotation (mechanics)
spindle

diàndòngchē

电动车

[電動車]

electric vehicle (scooter, bicycle, car etc)

zhǔdòngquán

主动权

[主動權]

initiative (as in "seize the initiative")
advantageous position that allows one to call the shots

yàodòngxué

药动学

[藥動學]

pharmacokinetics

qìdòngbèng

气动泵

[氣動泵]

pneumatic pump

dònglìxué

动力学

[動力學]

dynamics (math.)
kinetics

yùndòngbìng

运动病

[運動病]

car sickness
motion sickness

fèidòngmài

肺动脉

[肺動脈]

pulmonary artery

zǒngdòngyuán

总动员

[總動員]

general mobilization (for war etc)

qūdònglì

驱动力

[驅動力]

driving force

shāndòngxìng

煽动性

[煽動性]

provocative

guódòngmài

腘动脉

[膕動脈]

popliteal artery (anatomy)

dòngzuǐpí

动嘴皮

[動嘴皮]

to move one's lips
to wag one's tongue

huódòngfáng

活动房

[活動房]

prefabricated building
prefab

nábudòng

拿不动

[拿不動]

to be unable to lift (sth); to find (sth) too heavy

dònghuàpiàn

动画片

[動畫片]

animated film

xīndòngnü

心动女

[心動女]

(coll.) the girl of your dreams

bōdòngxìng

波动性

[波動性]

fluctuation

dòngháomáo

动毫毛

[動毫毛]

to lay a finger on sb; to harm sb in the slightest way

zìdòngchē

自动车

[自動車]

automobile

láodòngzhě

劳动者

[勞動者]

worker; laborer

liúdònglü

流动率

[流動率]

turnover (of staff)

gǔdòngmài

股动脉

[股動脈]

femoral artery

chángrúdòng

肠蠕动

[腸蠕動]

peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)

yùndòngfú

运动服

[運動服]

sportswear

xiǎodòngzuò

小动作

[小動作]

bad habit (e.g. nose-picking)
petty maneuver
dirty trick
gamesmanship

duōdòngzhèng

多动症

[多動症]

(coll.) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

zhǔdòngmài

主动脉

[主動脈]

aorta
principal artery

láodòngyíng

劳动营

[勞動營]

labor camp
prison camp with hard labor

chuándòngdài

传动带

[傳動帶]

transmission belt

bùdòngdiǎn

不动点

[不動點]

fixed point (of a map) (math.)

liúdòngxìng

流动性

[流動性]

flowing; shifting
fluidity; mobility
liquidity (of funds)

xíngdòngzhí

行动值

[行動值]

(gaming) action points (points required to complete an action)
(Tw) action level (the level of concentration of a harmful substance at which remedial action is considered necessary)

dòngwùxìng

动物性

[動物性]

animacy

zìdòngdǎng

自动挡

[自動擋]

automatic transmission
auto gear shift

dòngzuòpiàn

动作片

[動作片]

action movie
CL:部 (bù)

biédòngduì

别动队

[別動隊]

special detachment
commando
an armed secret agent squad

dòngwùxué

动物学

[動物學]

zoological
zoology

dòngzhēngé

动真格

[動真格]

to get serious about sth
to pull no punches
to be determined to see sth through

yùndònghuì

运动会

[運動會]

sports competition
CL:個／个 (gè)

dòngnéngchē

动能车

[動能車]

car with a new type of propulsion system (hybrid, hydrogen-powered etc)

qūdòngqì

驱动器

[驅動器]

drive

Láodòngjié

劳动节

[勞動節]

International Labor Day (May Day)

xíngdòngjù

行动剧

[行動劇]

(Tw) street theater (esp. as a form of political expression)

dìdòngyí

地动仪

[地動儀]

the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡／张衡 ( Zhāng Héng) in 132
abbr. for 候風地動儀／候风地动仪 (hòufēngdìdòngyí)

dòngnǎojīn

动脑筋

[動腦筋]

to use one's brains
to think

dòngbīnshì

动宾式

[動賓式]

verb-object construction

yùndòngxué

运动学

[運動學]

kinematics

dòngpínghéng

动平衡

[動平衡]

dynamic equilibrium
dynamic balancing

dòngwùjiè

动物界

[動物界]

animal kingdom

dòngqíngsù

动情素

[動情素]

estrogen

gǔndòngtiáo

滚动条

[滾動條]

scrollbar (computing)

zhùdòngcí

助动词

[助動詞]

auxiliary verb; modal verb

tuīdònglì

推动力

[推動力]

driving force

dòngshǒujiǎo

动手脚

[動手腳]

(coll.) to tamper with
to mess around with

dòngqíngqī

动情期

[動情期]

estrus
the rutting season
on heat

héngzhèndòng

横振动

[橫振動]

transverse vibration

dòngyuánlìng

动员令

[動員令]

mobilization order

dòngmàiliú

动脉瘤

[動脈瘤]

aneurysm

dòngliàngcí

动量词

[動量詞]

verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar)
measure word applying mainly to verbs

yùndòngyuán

运动员

[運動員]

athlete
CL:名 (míng),個／个 (gè)

zhèndònglì

震动力

[震動力]

force of seismic wave

bùdòngchǎn

不动产

[不動產]

real estate
immovable property
immovables

wēidòngmài

微动脉

[微動脈]

capillary artery

dòngmíngcí

动名词

[動名詞]

gerund

dòngshǒushù

动手术

[動手術]

(of a surgeon) to operate (on sb)
(of a patient) to have an operation

néngdòngxìng

能动性

[能動性]

initiative
active role

zhìdòngqì

制动器

[制動器]

brake

jǐngdòngmài

颈动脉

[頸動脈]

carotid artery (medicine)

dòngzhíwù

动植物

[動植物]

plants and animals
flora and fauna

láodònglì

劳动力

[勞動力]

labor force
manpower

yuándònglì

原动力

[原動力]

motive force
prime mover
first cause
agent

huódòngchǎngdì

活动场地

[活動場地]

place for activities (playground, event venue etc)

zhāopáidòngzuò

招牌动作

[招牌動作]

signature move

huǒshānhuódòng

火山活动

[火山活動]

volcanic activity
volcanism

xíngdòngjìhuà

行动计划

[行動計劃]

action plan

liúdòng'értóng

流动儿童

[流動兒童]

children of migrants

hùdòngdiànshì

互动电视

[互動電視]

interactive TV

zhìdòngtàbǎn

制动踏板

[制動踏板]

brake pedal

zhèngzhìyùndòng

政治运动

[政治運動]

political movement

huánjiédòngwù

环节动物

[環節動物]

annelid (worm)

shízhǐ-dàdòng

食指大动

[食指大動]

(idiom) to be excited to dig into the delicious food

Sìqīng Yùndòng

四清运动

[四清運動]

the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), which aimed to cleanse the politics, economy, organization and ideology of the Communist Party

bèidòngxīyān

被动吸烟

[被動吸煙]

second-hand smoking
passive smoking

dòngmàiyìnghuà

动脉硬化

[動脈硬化]

hardening of the arteries
arteriosclerosis

yǎndòngjìshù

眼动技术

[眼動技術]

eye movement technique

bànláodònglì

半劳动力

[半勞動力]

one able to do light manual labor only
semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker

jīdǐdòngmài

基底动脉

[基底動脈]

basilar artery (central artery of the brain)

qìdòngkòngzhì

气动控制

[氣動控制]

pneumatic control

chǔnchǔnyùdòng

蠢蠢欲动

[蠢蠢欲動]

to begin to stir (idiom)
to get restless
to become threatening

dòngpòjīngxīn

动魄惊心

[動魄驚心]

see 驚心動魄／惊心动魄 (jīngxīndòngpò)

huódòngfángwū

活动房屋

[活動房屋]

prefabricated building
prefab
mobile home
caravan
trailer

zìdònglóutī

自动楼梯

[自動樓梯]

escalator

zìyóuhuódòng

自由活动

[自由活動]

free time (between organized activities)

língjīyīdòng

灵机一动

[靈機一動]

a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
to be struck by a brainwave

zhǎnshǒuxíngdòng

斩首行动

[斬首行動]

(military) decapitation strike

dòngwùzhīfáng

动物脂肪

[動物脂肪]

animal fat

fùzhīxíngdòng

付之行动

[付之行動]

to put into action
to transform into acts

yídòngdiànhuà

移动电话

[移動電話]

mobile telephone

xíngdòngbùbiàn

行动不便

[行動不便]

unable to move freely
difficult to get about

wǔsàyùndòng

五卅运动

[五卅運動]

anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc

quánlúnqūdòng

全轮驱动

[全輪驅動]

all-wheel drive

hōngdòngxiàoyìng

轰动效应

[轟動效應]

sensational effect
wild reaction

zìjǐdòngshǒu

自己动手

[自己動手]

to do (sth) oneself
to help oneself to

xīngshīdòngzhòng

兴师动众

[興師動眾]

to muster large forces
to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task)

jiěfàngyùndòng

解放运动

[解放運動]

liberation movement

dòngtàiqīnglíng

动态清零

[動態清零]

zero-COVID (policy)

yīwúsuǒdòng

一无所动

[一無所動]

totally unaffected
unimpressed

míngyuándòngcí

名源动词

[名源動詞]

denominal verb

Láodòngxīnwén

劳动新闻

[勞動新聞]

Rodong Sinmun (Workers' news), the official newspaper of the North Korean WPK's Central Committee

wàntóuzuāndòng

万头钻动

[萬頭鑽動]

milling crowds

zìdònghuīfù

自动恢复

[自動恢復]

spontaneous recovery

bùwéisuǒdòng

不为所动

[不為所動]

to remain unmoved

huódòngkànbǎn

活动看板

[活動看板]

calendar of events

dòngwùfēnlèi

动物分类

[動物分類]

classification of animals

biànsùchuándòng

变速传动

[變速傳動]

to change gear

xiàngjī'érdòng

相机而动

[相機而動]

to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom)

shèhuìhuódòng

社会活动

[社會活動]

social activity

hàntiāndòngdì

撼天动地

[撼天動地]

earth-shaking

cífúxíngdòng

慈福行动

[慈福行動]

Operation Blessing (charitable relief organization)

cǎiqǔxíngdòng

采取行动

[採取行動]

to take action
to adopt policies
to move on some issue

fúdòngdìyù

浮动地狱

[浮動地獄]

floating hell
slave ships

Dòngwù Nóngchǎng

动物农场

[動物農場]

Animal Farm (1945), novel and famous satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾／乔治·奥威尔 ( Qiáozhì· Aòwēi'ěr)

Cháo Láodòngdǎng

朝劳动党

[朝勞動黨]

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea

shìwēiyùndòng

示威运动

[示威運動]

rally

láodòngjiàoyǎng

劳动教养

[勞動教養]

reeducation through labor

zìdòngguàdǎng

自动挂挡

[自動掛擋]

automatic gear change

rúdòngqiánjìn

蠕动前进

[蠕動前進]

wriggle

Hùguó Yùndòng

护国运动

[護國運動]

Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915) or National Protection War, a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱／袁世凯 ( Yuán Shìkǎi) as emperor

huódòngqūchǐ

活动曲尺

[活動曲尺]

sliding bevel (to measure angles)

tǐlìláodòng

体力劳动

[體力勞動]

physical labor

nièchǐdòngwù

啮齿动物

[嚙齒動物]

rodent

shēngchǎnláodòng

生产劳动

[生產勞動]

productive labor

shídòngránjù

十动然拒

[十動然拒]

to reject sb after being deeply touched by them (Internet slang)

dòngzuǐpír

动嘴皮儿

[動嘴皮兒]

erhua variant of 動嘴皮／动嘴皮 (dòngzuǐpí)

chuándòngzhuāngzhì

传动装置

[傳動裝置]

(automobile) transmission

xíngdòngdiànyuán

行动电源

[行動電源]

(Tw) power bank

chuándòngjīgòu

传动机构

[傳動機構]

transmission mechanism

dòngcíjiégòu

动词结构

[動詞結構]

verbal construction (clause)

dòngshǒudòngjiǎo

动手动脚

[動手動腳]

to come to blows
to paw
to grope
to get fresh

cèshēngdòngwù

侧生动物

[側生動物]

parazoan (animal of the subkingdom Parazoa, mostly sponges)

pídàichuándòng

皮带传动

[皮帶傳動]

a leather drive belt

qiāngchángdòngwù

腔肠动物

[腔腸動物]

Coelenterata (such as jellyfish)

yěshēngdòngwù

野生动物

[野生動物]

wild animal

duōzúdòngwù

多足动物

[多足動物]

myriapod
centipedes and millipedes

rèdòngpínghéng

热动平衡

[熱動平衡]

thermodynamic equilibrium

jīdòngdànbái

肌动蛋白

[肌動蛋白]

actin

shícǎodòngwù

食草动物

[食草動物]

herbivore

qīnzìdòngshǒu

亲自动手

[親自動手]

to do the job oneself

zìdònglíhé

自动离合

[自動離合]

automatic clutch

liúdòngrénkǒu

流动人口

[流動人口]

transient population
floating population

Fǎnyòu Yùndòng

反右运动

[反右運動]

Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957

dòngtanbudé

动弹不得

[動彈不得]

to be unable to move a single step

tuīchēfādòng

推车发动

[推車發動]

to push-start (a car)

wúdòngyúzhōng

无动于衷

[無動於衷]

aloof
indifferent
unconcerned

néngyuàndòngcí

能愿动词

[能願動詞]

modal verb (e.g. 肯 (kěn), 能 (néng), 會／会 (huì), 要 (yào), 該／该 (gāi), 得 (děi), 願意／愿意 (yuànyì), 可以 (kěyǐ), 可能 (kěnéng), 敢 (gǎn), 應該／应该 (yīnggāi))

láodòngrénmín

劳动人民

[勞動人民]

working people
the workers of Socialist theory or of the glorious Chinese past

diàndòngwánjù

电动玩具

[電動玩具]

battery-powered toy
(Tw) video game
computer game

wǎngfùyùndòng

往复运动

[往復運動]

backwards and forwards action (e.g. of piston or pump)
reciprocating motion

sǎohuángyùndòng

扫黄运动

[掃黃運動]

campaign against pornography

wénsībùdòng

纹丝不动

[紋絲不動]

to not move a single jot (idiom)

jiànzhūxíngdòng

见诸行动

[見諸行動]

to translate sth into action
to put sth into action

dòngtàizhùcí

动态助词

[動態助詞]

aspect particle, such as 著／着 (zhe), 了 (le), 過／过 (guò)

láodòngnénglì

劳动能力

[勞動能力]

ability to work

yǒuyǎngyùndòng

有氧运动

[有氧運動]

aerobics

zhuàngtàidòngcí

状态动词

[狀態動詞]

(linguistics) stative verb

shífǔdòngwù

食腐动物

[食腐動物]

scavenger

pēngránxīndòng

怦然心动

[怦然心動]

(idiom) to feel a rush of excitement

yídòngshèbèi

移动设备

[移動設備]

mobile device (smartphone, tablet, etc)

jiànměiyùndòng

健美运动

[健美運動]

body-building

qiǎngpòláodòng

强迫劳动

[強迫勞動]

forced labor (as punishment in criminal case)

yuánshēngdòngwù

原生动物

[原生動物]

protozoan (bacteria)

jīngxīndòngpò

惊心动魄

[驚心動魄]

(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking

xíngdòngzìyóu

行动自由

[行動自由]

freedom of action

Zìjié Tiàodòng

字节跳动

[字節跳動]

ByteDance, Beijing-based Internet technology company, founded in 2012

fǎndòngfènzǐ

反动分子

[反動份子]

reactionaries; reactionary elements

gǎntiāndòngdì

感天动地

[感天動地]

(idiom) deeply affecting

bīngshàngyùndòng

冰上运动

[冰上運動]

ice-sports

shèhuìxíngdòng

社会行动

[社會行動]

social actions

ànbīngbùdòng

按兵不动

[按兵不動]

to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time

wànzúdòngwù

腕足动物

[腕足動物]

brachiopod

fēidòngwùxìng

非动物性

[非動物性]

inanimacy

zàishēngzhìdòng

再生制动

[再生制動]

regenerative braking

kōngqìdònglì

空气动力

[空氣動力]

aerodynamic force

bèidòngmiǎnyì

被动免疫

[被動免疫]

passive immunity

niántǔdònghuà

黏土动画

[黏土動畫]

clay animation
Claymation

Dòngwù Zhuāngyuán

动物庄园

[動物莊園]

Animal Farm (1945), novel and famous satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾／乔治·奥威尔 ( Qiáozhì· Aòwēi'ěr)
also translated 動物農場／动物农场 ( Dòngwù Nóngchǎng)

láodòngmófàn

劳动模范

[勞動模範]

model worker

wénfēngbùdòng

纹风不动

[紋風不動]

absolutely still
fig. not the slightest change
also written 文風不動／文风不动

bōbǐyùndòng

波比运动

[波比運動]

burpee (loanword)

chóngxīnqǐdòng

重新启动

[重新啟動]

to reboot; to restart

jiézhīdòngwù

节肢动物

[節肢動物]

arthropod

huódòngrénshì

活动人士

[活動人士]

activist

qīngjǔwàngdòng

轻举妄动

[輕舉妄動]

to act blindly without thinking (idiom)

diàndòngzhuànpán

电动转盘

[電動轉盤]

an electric turntable

dìdòngshānyáo

地动山摇

[地動山搖]

the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle

bōdònglìxué

波动力学

[波動力學]

wave mechanics (physics)

láodònggǎizào

劳动改造

[勞動改造]

reeducation through labor
laogai (prison camp)

Bǎihuā Yùndòng

百花运动

[百花運動]

Hundred Flowers Campaign (PRC, 1956-57), in which Mao called for the taboo on discussing mistakes of the CCP to be lifted

chādòngchǐlún

差动齿轮

[差動齒輪]

differential gear

jīdòngchēliàng

机动车辆

[機動車輛]

motor vehicle

zìdòngzhuāngxiāng

自动装箱

[自動裝箱]

autoboxing (computing)

dòngzuǐpízi

动嘴皮子

[動嘴皮子]

see 動嘴皮／动嘴皮 (dòngzuǐpí)

fǎnshèdòngzuò

反射动作

[反射動作]

reflex action

xīnfángchàndòng

心房颤动

[心房顫動]

atrial fibrillation

tǐyùhuódòng

体育活动

[體育活動]

sports
sporting activity

fǎndòngshìli

反动势力

[反動勢力]

reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)

zhuǎndòngguànliàng

转动惯量

[轉動慣量]

moment of inertia (mechanics)

jiàndiéhuódòng

间谍活动

[間諜活動]

espionage
spying

chǐlúnchuándòng

齿轮传动

[齒輪傳動]

gear drive

zhèntiāndòngdì

震天动地

[震天動地]

to shake heaven and earth (idiom)

Wǔsì Yùndòng

五四运动

[五四運動]

May Fourth Movement
Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles

jǐzhuīdòngwù

脊椎动物

[脊椎動物]

vertebrate

nányǐhàndòng

难以撼动

[難以撼動]

unsusceptible to change
deeply entrenched

shāngjīndònggǔ

伤筋动骨

[傷筋動骨]

to suffer serious injury (idiom)

páchóngdòngwù

爬虫动物

[爬蟲動物]

reptile

yídòngyìngpán

移动硬盘

[移動硬盤]

portable hard drive; external hard drive

zìdòngqiānbǐ

自动铅笔

[自動鉛筆]

mechanical pencil
propelling pencil

xíngdòngfāng'àn

行动方案

[行動方案]

program of action

dòngcíchóngdié

动词重叠

[動詞重疊]

verb reduplication

dòngrénxīnpò

动人心魄

[動人心魄]

(idiom) breathtaking
deeply affecting

gòuzàoyùndòng

构造运动

[構造運動]

tectonic movement
movement of earth's crust

záshídòngwù

杂食动物

[雜食動物]

omnivore

dòngwùdúsù

动物毒素

[動物毒素]

zootoxin

jīngtiāndòngdì

惊天动地

[驚天動地]

world-shaking (idiom)

liánzhuìdòngcí

连缀动词

[連綴動詞]

linking verb

liǎngqīdòngwù

两栖动物

[兩棲動物]

amphibian
amphibious animals

duōkǒngdòngwù

多孔动物

[多孔動物]

Porifera (phylum of sponges)

hòushēngdòngwù

后生动物

[後生動物]

metazoa
the animal kingdom

yīyányīdòng

一言一动

[一言一動]

(one's) every word and deed (idiom)

dòngzhédéjiù

动辄得咎

[動輒得咎]

faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right

yuánfēngbùdòng

原封不动

[原封不動]

sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
untouched

zìdòngzìfā

自动自发

[自動自發]

(to act) on one's own initiative

yèyāchuándòng

液压传动

[液壓傳動]

hydraulic drive
hydraulic transmission

sìlúnqūdòng

四轮驱动

[四輪驅動]

four-wheel drive

xíngdònggānglǐng

行动纲领

[行動綱領]

action plan
program of action

nóngshìhuódòng

农事活动

[農事活動]

agricultural activities

ròushídòngwù

肉食动物

[肉食動物]

carnivore

jípídòngwù

棘皮动物

[棘皮動物]

echinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc

yǒutídòngwù

有蹄动物

[有蹄動物]

ungulates (animals with hooves)

gāngtǐzhuǎndòng

刚体转动

[剛體轉動]

rigid rotation

xīnshìchàndòng

心室颤动

[心室顫動]

ventricular fibrillation (V-fib), abbr. to 室顫／室颤 (shìchàn)

zàoshānyùndòng

造山运动

[造山運動]

mountain building (geology)
orogenesis

wěiwěidòngtīng

娓娓动听

[娓娓動聽]

to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner (idiom)

Zìqiáng Yùndòng

自强运动

[自強運動]

Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 洋務運動／洋务运动

dòngtàigēngxīn

动态更新

[動態更新]

dynamic update (Internet)

láodòngbǎoxiǎn

劳动保险

[勞動保險]

labor insurance

zhǔdòngmiǎnyì

主动免疫

[主動免疫]

active immunity

xíngdòngzhuāngzhì

行动装置

[行動裝置]

mobile device (Tw)

léidǎbùdòng

雷打不动

[雷打不動]

not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable
to adhere rigidly to regulations
will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan)

zìdòngbùdào

自动步道

[自動步道]

moving walkway
travelator

shěnměihuódòng

审美活动

[審美活動]

appreciating the arts
esthetic activity

wúdòngyúzhōng

无动于中

[無動於中]

variant of 無動於衷／无动于衷 (wúdòngyúzhōng)

dònglìxìtǒng

动力系统

[動力系統]

propulsion system
(math.) dynamical system

wénfēngbùdòng

文风不动

[文風不動]

absolutely still
fig. not the slightest change
also written 紋風不動／纹风不动

liúdòngfùzhài

流动负债

[流動負債]

current liability

dòngwùdiànfěn

动物淀粉

[動物澱粉]

glycogen

liǎngxìngdòngwù

两性动物

[兩性動物]

hermaphrodite creature

ruǎntǐdòngwù

软体动物

[軟體動物]

mollusk

hōngdòngyīshí

哄动一时

[哄動一時]

variant of 轟動一時／轰动一时 (hōngdòngyīshí)

tǐyùyùndòng

体育运动

[體育運動]

sports
physical culture

qìdòngzàoshēng

气动噪声

[氣動噪聲]

aerodynamic noise

cǎoshídòngwù

草食动物

[草食動物]

herbivore
herbivorous animal

jiǎnxiézhèndòng

简谐振动

[簡諧振動]

simple harmonic oscillation
sinusoidal oscillation

dòngtàitúxíng

动态图形

[動態圖形]

animated graphics
animation

dòngtàiwǎngyè

动态网页

[動態網頁]

dynamic webpage

liúdòngzīchǎn

流动资产

[流動資產]

(financial reporting) current assets
liquid assets

huódòngguàtú

活动挂图

[活動掛圖]

flipchart

fǎnchúdòngwù

反刍动物

[反芻動物]

ruminant

lěngxuèdòngwù

冷血动物

[冷血動物]

cold-blooded animal
fig. cold-hearted person

zìdòngmiǎnyì

自动免疫

[自動免疫]

active immunity

Zhènfǎn Yùndòng

镇反运动

[鎮反運動]

Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries (PRC political campaign from 1950-1952), abbr. for 鎮壓反革命運動／镇压反革命运动 ( Zhènyā Fǎngémìng Yùndòng)

jíwùdòngcí

及物动词

[及物動詞]

transitive verb

yīdòngbùdòng

一动不动

[一動不動]

motionless

yùndòngdìnglü

运动定律

[運動定律]

laws of motion (mechanics)

dòngtàidiāosù

动态雕塑

[動態雕塑]

(fine arts) a mobile

shuǐshàngyùndòng

水上运动

[水上運動]

water sports
aquatic motion
movement over water

sānfǎnyùndòng

三反运动

[三反運動]

"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52

fùnüyùndòng

妇女运动

[婦女運動]

women's movement
feminism

qìdònghúlu

气动葫芦

[氣動葫蘆]

pneumatic hoist pulley

qìdòngkāiguān

气动开关

[氣動開關]

pneumatic switch

huódòngzhōngxīn

活动中心

[活動中心]

activity center
CL:處／处 (chù)

nǎolìláodòng

脑力劳动

[腦力勞動]

mental labor
intellectual work

biànwēndòngwù

变温动物

[變溫動物]

poikilothermal (cold-blooded) animal

jūnshìxíngdòng

军事行动

[軍事行動]

military operation

hōngdòngyīshí

轰动一时

[轟動一時]

to cause a sensation (idiom)

fǎn Yuányùndòng

反袁运动

[反袁運動]

anti-Yuan movement, opposing Yuan Shikai 袁世凱／袁世凯 ( Yuán Shìkǎi) in National Protection War 護國戰爭／护国战争 ( Hùguó Zhànzhēng) 1915-1916
same as 反袁鬥爭／反袁斗争 (fǎn Yuándòuzhēng)

hǎishàngyùndòng

海上运动

[海上運動]

water sports (sailing, windsurfing etc)

tiánjìngyùndòng

田径运动

[田徑運動]

track and field sports

jǐsuǒdòngwù

脊索动物

[脊索動物]

chordata

jìngjìdòngwù

竞技动物

[競技動物]

animals used in blood sports

xíngdòngdiànhuà

行动电话

[行動電話]

mobile phone (Tw)

jīngjìhuódòng

经济活动

[經濟活動]

economic activity

yījǔyīdòng

一举一动

[一舉一動]

every movement; each and every move

yǎndòngjìlù

眼动记录

[眼動記錄]

eye movement recording

jìngxuǎnhuódòng

竞选活动

[競選活動]

(election) campaign

sùfǎnyùndòng

肃反运动

[肅反運動]

purge of counterrevolutionaries (esp. Mao's purge of hidden counterrevolutionaries 1955-56 and Stalin's Great Purge 1936-38)

jìngzuòbùdòng

静坐不动

[靜坐不動]

to sit still and do nothing
to sit tight

gǔwényùndòng

古文运动

[古文運動]

cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song

jíxiànyùndòng

极限运动

[極限運動]

extreme sport

dìqiàoyùndòng

地壳运动

[地殼運動]

(geotectonics) crustal movement; diastrophism

guānzhuàngdòngmài

冠状动脉

[冠狀動脈]

coronary artery

zhǎngshēngléidòng

掌声雷动

[掌聲雷動]

thunderous applause (idiom)

huáxuěyùndòng

滑雪运动

[滑雪運動]

skiing

qūdòngchéngxù

驱动程序

[驅動程序]

device driver (computing software)

jiǎqiàodòngwù

甲壳动物

[甲殼動物]

crustacean

xíngdòngzhǔyì

行动主义

[行動主義]

activism

zìdòngtíkuǎn

自动提款

[自動提款]

automatic cash withdrawal
bank autoteller ATM

cǎihóngxíngdòng

彩虹行动

[彩虹行動]

the two mass scuttling operations carried out by the German navy: the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919 and Operation Regenbogen, the scuttling of U-boats in 1945

zìdòngkòngzhì

自动控制

[自動控制]

automatic control

cìbāodòngwù

刺胞动物

[刺胞動物]

Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)

liúdòngzījīn

流动资金

[流動資金]

money in circulation
fluid funds

tàiyánghuódòng

太阳活动

[太陽活動]

sunspot activity
solar variation

tiáohézhèndòng

调和振动

[調和振動]

harmonic oscillation

biǎnxíngdòngwù

扁形动物

[扁形動物]

flatworm; phylum of Platyhelminthes

zhěngfēngyùndòng

整风运动

[整風運動]

Rectification campaign
political purge
cf Mao's 1942-44 campaign at Yanan, and his 1950 and 1957 anti-rightist purges

bǔrǔdòngwù

哺乳动物

[哺乳動物]

mammal

fēijīdòngchē

非机动车

[非機動車]

non-motorized vehicle

huódòngzhuōmiàn

活动桌面

[活動桌面]

active desktop

láodònghétong

劳动合同

[勞動合同]

labor contract
contract between employer and employees governing wages and conditions

pòhuàihuódòng

破坏活动

[破壞活動]

sabotage; subversive activities

jīngshīdòngzhòng

惊师动众

[驚師動眾]

to alarm everyone
to scandalize the public

yùndòngfāngchéng

运动方程

[運動方程]

equations of motion

Quāndì Yùndòng

圈地运动

[圈地運動]

Enclosure Movement

huódòngbānshǒu

活动扳手

[活動扳手]

adjustable spanner

dòngtàiyǐngxiàng

动态影像

[動態影像]

video

dòngqíngjīsù

动情激素

[動情激素]

estrogen

wénfēng'érdòng

闻风而动

[聞風而動]

to respond instantly
to act at once on hearing the news

dīděngdòngwù

低等动物

[低等動物]

lower animal
primitive life-form

fēngchuīcǎodòng

风吹草动

[風吹草動]

lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom)
fig. the slightest whiff of trouble

bùdòngshēngsè

不动声色

[不動聲色]

not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
not batting an eyelid

bùlǎngyùndòng

布朗运动

[布朗運動]

Brownian motion

yìshǐdòngwù

役使动物

[役使動物]

draft animals
beasts of burden

dàdònggāngē

大动干戈

[大動干戈]

lit. to go to war (idiom)
fig. to make a big fuss over sth

mìmìhuódòng

秘密活动

[秘密活動]

clandestine activities
covert operation

Yángwù Yùndòng

洋务运动

[洋務運動]

Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 自強運動／自强运动

gōngyìhuódòng

公益活动

[公益活動]

charity event
public service activities

xuéshengyùndòng

学生运动

[學生運動]

student movement

diàndònghúlu

电动葫芦

[電動葫蘆]

electric chain pulley block

chuándòngxìtǒng

传动系统

[傳動系統]

transmission system
power drive

wénkānghuódòng

文康活动

[文康活動]

cultural and recreational activities (Tw)

huódòngnénglì

活动能力

[活動能力]

mobility
motility

jiǎnxiéyùndòng

简谐运动

[簡諧運動]

simple harmonic motion (in mechanics)
motion of a simple pendulum

rúxíngdòngwù

蠕形动物

[蠕形動物]

soft-bodied organisms
vermes (obsolete taxonomic term)

xuánzhuǎnyùndòng

旋转运动

[旋轉運動]

rotation
rotary motion

jiézúdòngwù

节足动物

[節足動物]

arthropod, segmented animals with jointed limbs
same as 節肢動物／节肢动物 (jiézhīdòngwù)

jīngqúndòngzhòng

惊群动众

[驚群動眾]

to alarm everyone
to scandalize the public

duìkàngbiāndòng

对抗煸动

[對抗煸動]

anti-inflammatory (medicine)

páxíngdòngwù

爬行动物

[爬行動物]

reptile

zìdòngfútī

自动扶梯

[自動扶梯]

escalator

shíròudòngwù

食肉动物

[食肉動物]

carnivore

dòngjiànguānzhān

动见观瞻

[動見觀瞻]

to be watched closely (idiom)

cāngwàihuódòng

舱外活动

[艙外活動]

extravehicular activity (outside space vehicle)
EVA

Chéngshì Yùndònghuì

城市运动会

[城市運動會]

National Intercity Games, Chinese athletics competition, organized every four years since 1988

zhēnhòushēngdòngwù

真后生动物

[真後生動物]

eumetazoa
subkingdom of animals excluding sponges

zhíyèyùndòngyuán

职业运动员

[職業運動員]

professional (athlete)
pro

hùnhédònglìchē

混合动力车

[混合動力車]

hybrid vehicle

yǐnqīdòngwùxué

隐栖动物学

[隱棲動物學]

cryptozoology

duōkǒngdòngwùmén

多孔动物门

[多孔動物門]

(zoology) phylum Porifera (sponges)

huánjiédòngwùmén

环节动物门

[環節動物門]

Annelidan, the phylum of annelid worms

Xīn Wénhuà Yùndòng

新文化运动

[新文化運動]

the New Culture Movement (mid-1910s and 1920s), intellectual revolution against Confucianism aiming to introduce Western elements, especially democracy and science

Yìhétuán Yùndòng

义和团运动

[義和團運動]

Boxer Rebellion

zìdònghuàjìshù

自动化技术

[自動化技術]

automation

dǎoguódòngzuòpiàn

岛国动作片

[島國動作片]

euphemism for Japanese porn movie

jǐsuǒdòngwùmén

脊索动物门

[脊索動物門]

Chordata, phylum containing vertebrates

Dǎ Máquè Yùndòng

打麻雀运动

[打麻雀運動]

the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大躍進／大跃进 ( Dàyuèjìn) aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows

yàodàidònglìxué

药代动力学

[藥代動力學]

pharmacokinetics

dòngwùxìngmíngcí

动物性名词

[動物性名詞]

animate noun

Rénmín Xíngdòngdǎng

人民行动党

[人民行動黨]

People's Action Party (ruling party in Singapore)

dònglìfǎnyìngduī

动力反应堆

[動力反應堆]

power reactor

bàngōngzìdònghuà

办公自动化

[辦公自動化]

office automation

tōngxùnzìdònghuà

通讯自动化

[通訊自動化]

communications automation

cháiyóufādòngjī

柴油发动机

[柴油發動機]

diesel engine

pēnqìfādòngjī

喷气发动机

[噴氣發動機]

jet engine

Bù Jiéméng Yùndòng

不结盟运动

[不結盟運動]

Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

jìsuànjīdònghuà

计算机动画

[計算機動畫]

computer animation

jǐzhuīdòngwùmén

脊椎动物门

[脊椎動物門]

Vertebrata, the phylum of vertebrates

shǒudòngbiànsùqì

手动变速器

[手動變速器]

manual gearbox
manual transmission

dòngtàiliànjiēkù

动态链接库

[動態鏈接庫]

dynamic-link library (DLL)
shared library (computing)

zìdòngtíkuǎnjī

自动提款机

[自動提款機]

bank autoteller
ATM

Hòushēng Láodòngshěng

厚生劳动省

[厚生勞動省]

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan)

wújǐzhuīdòngwù

无脊椎动物

[無脊椎動物]

invertebrate

kuàisùdòngyǎnqī

快速动眼期

[快速動眼期]

REM sleep

bùxìnrèndòngyì

不信任动议

[不信任動議]

motion of no confidence (against the government, in parliamentary debates)

bùdòngdiǎndìnglǐ

不动点定理

[不動點定理]

fixed point theorem (math.)

Guójì Láodòng Jié

国际劳动节

[國際勞動節]

May Day
International Labor Day (May 1)

zìdòngguìyuánjī

自动柜员机

[自動櫃員機]

automated teller machine (ATM)

cìsībāodòngwù

刺丝胞动物

[刺絲胞動物]

Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)

liútǐdònglìxué

流体动力学

[流體動力學]

fluid dynamics

cípánqūdòngqì

磁盘驱动器

[磁盤驅動器]

disk drive

dìzhènhuódòngdài

地震活动带

[地震活動帶]

seismic zone
earthquake belt

chángpǎoyùndòngyuán

长跑运动员

[長跑運動員]

long distance runner

Shìjiè Yùndònghuì

世界运动会

[世界運動會]

World Games

máozhīyùndòngshān

毛织运动衫

[毛織運動衫]

jersey

Quánguó Yùndònghuì

全国运动会

[全國運動會]

National Games, Chinese athletics competition, organized every four years since 1959

guāngpánqūdòngqì

光盘驱动器

[光盤驅動器]

CD or DVD drive
abbr. to 光驅／光驱

sānpēicéngdòngwù

三胚层动物

[三胚層動物]

triploblastic animals (having three germ layers)

bǎo'ānzìdònghuà

保安自动化

[保安自動化]

security automation

yídòngpíngjūnxiàn

移动平均线

[移動平均線]

moving average (in financial analysis)

kōngqìdònglìxué

空气动力学

[空氣動力學]

aerodynamics

Yī'èr Jiǔ Yùndòng

一二九运动

[一二九運動]

December 9th Movement (1935), student-led demonstrations demanding that the Chinese government resist Japanese aggression

zìdòngdiǎnchàngjī

自动点唱机

[自動點唱機]

jukebox
nickelodeon

hòufēngdìdòngyí

候风地动仪

[候風地動儀]

the world's first seismograph invented by Zhang Heng 張衡／张衡 ( Zhāng Héng) in 132

tǐcāoyùndòngyuán

体操运动员

[體操運動員]

gymnast

xíngdòngyìshùjiā

行动艺术家

[行動藝術家]

performance artist

yuánbāozìdòngjī

元胞自动机

[元胞自動機]

cellular automaton

dòngtàicúnchǔqì

动态存储器

[動態存儲器]

dynamic memory

Dōngyà Yùndònghuì

东亚运动会

[東亞運動會]

East Asian Games

Cháoxiǎn Láodòngdǎng

朝鲜劳动党

[朝鮮勞動黨]

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea

zhùchēzhìdòngqì

驻车制动器

[駐車制動器]

parking brake

zìdòngqǔkuǎnjī

自动取款机

[自動取款機]

automated teller machine (ATM)

Xuānhuáyǔ Sāodòng

喧哗与骚动

[喧嘩與騷動]

The Sound and the Fury (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納／威廉·福克纳 ( Wēilián· Fúkènà))

zìdòngfùkuǎnjī

自动付款机

[自動付款機]

cash dispenser
auto-teller
ATM

bǔrǔlèidòngwù

哺乳类动物

[哺乳類動物]

mammals

dòngwùxìngsìliào

动物性饲料

[動物性飼料]

feed made of animal products

yídòngshìdiànhuà

移动式电话

[移動式電話]

mobile telephone

bùjíwùdòngcí

不及物动词

[不及物動詞]

intransitive verb

zìdòngshòuhuòjī

自动售货机

[自動售貨機]

vending machine

yídòngtōngxìnwǎngluò

移动通信网络

[移動通信網絡]

cell phone network

zìdònghuàndāozhuāngzhì

自动换刀装置

[自動換刀裝置]

automatic tool changer (ATC)

Zhōngguó Yídòng Tōngxìn

中国移动通信

[中國移動通信]

China Mobile (PRC state telecommunications company)

dòngbudòngjiùshēngqì

动不动就生气

[動不動就生氣]

to be quick to take offense; to have a short fuse

yīlèibǎohùdòngwù

一类保护动物

[一類保護動物]

class A protected animal

zǒuxiànghuádòngduàncéng

走向滑动断层

[走向滑動斷層]

strike-slip fault (geology)
fault line where the two sides slide horizontally past one another

dòngmàizhōuyàngyìnghuà

动脉粥样硬化

[動脈粥樣硬化]

atherosclerosis

Dàmíngdàfàng Yùndòng

大鸣大放运动

[大鳴大放運動]

see 百花運動／百花运动 ( Bǎihuā Yùndòng)

fēidòngwùxìngmíngcí

非动物性名词

[非動物性名詞]

inanimate noun

wōlúnzhóufādòngjī

涡轮轴发动机

[渦輪軸發動機]

turboshaft

liúdòngxìngdàshāmò

流动性大沙漠

[流動性大沙漠]

shifting sand dunes

Kàng Rì Jiùwáng Yùndòng

抗日救亡运动

[抗日救亡運動]

the Save the Nation Anti-Japanese Protest Movement stemming from the Manchurian railway incident of 18th July 1931 九一八事變／九一八事变

liàngzǐdiàndònglìxué

量子电动力学

[量子電動力學]

quantum electrodynamics QED

gǔjǐzhuīdòngwùxué

古脊椎动物学

[古脊椎動物學]

vertebrate paleontology

shēngmìngzàiyúyùndòng

生命在于运动

[生命在於運動]

life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations)
Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle).
Life derives from physical exercise.

wǔsì'àiguóyùndòng

五四爱国运动

[五四愛國運動]

May Fourth Movement
Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles

zìdòngshèxiànshèyǐng

自动射线摄影

[自動射線攝影]

autoradiography

huánjìngxíngdòngzhǔyì

环境行动主义

[環境行動主義]

environmentalism
environmental activism

xiānmáodònglìdànbái

纤毛动力蛋白

[纖毛動力蛋白]

ciliary dynein protein

yěshēngdòngzhíwùyuán

野生动植物园

[野生動植物園]

wildlife park
safari park

gàiniànqūdòngjiāgōng

概念驱动加工

[概念驅動加工]

concept-driven processing

liàngzǐsèdònglìxué

量子色动力学

[量子色動力學]

quantum chromodynamics (particle physics)

Aòlínpǐkè Yùndònghuì

奥林匹克运动会

[奧林匹克運動會]

Olympic Games; the Olympics

yídòngpíngjūnxiànzhǐbiāo

移动平均线指标

[移動平均線指標]

moving average index (used in financial analysis)

Zhènyā Fǎngémìng Yùndòng

镇压反革命运动

[鎮壓反革命運動]

Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries (PRC political campaign from 1950-1952), abbr. to 鎮反運動／镇反运动 ( Zhènfǎn Yùndòng)

qiānyīfà'érdòngquánshēn

牵一发而动全身

[牽一髮而動全身]

lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)
fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system

zǎodòngshǒu,zǎoshōuhuò

早动手，早收获

[早動手，早收穫]

(idiom) the sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards

zìdòngtǐwàichúchànqì

自动体外除颤器

[自動體外除顫器]

AED (automated external defibrillator)

wōlúnpēnqìfādòngjī

涡轮喷气发动机

[渦輪噴氣發動機]

turbojet

hédònglìhángkōngmǔjiàn

核动力航空母舰

[核動力航空母艦]

nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

zhīshiyuèduōyuèfǎndòng

知识越多越反动

[知識越多越反動]

the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫／四人帮 ( Sìrénbāng))

jūnzǐdòngkǒubùdòngshǒu

君子动口不动手

[君子動口不動手]

a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist

shāndòngdiānfùguójiāzuì

煽动颠覆国家罪

[煽動顛覆國家罪]

crime of conspiring to overthrow the state

yàowùdàixièdònglìxué

药物代谢动力学

[藥物代謝動力學]

pharmacokinetics

yuánkǒugāngjǐzhuīdòngwù

圆口纲脊椎动物

[圓口綱脊椎動物]

cyclostome (marine biology)

zhùyìlìbùzúguòdòngzhèng

注意力不足过动症

[注意力不足過動症]

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Shèhuì Zhǔyì Jiàoyù Yùndòng

社会主义教育运动

[社會主義教育運動]

Socialist Education Movement (1963-66), formal name of the Four Cleanups Movement 四清運動／四清运动 ( Sìqīng Yùndòng)

zhùyìlìquēxiànguòdòngzhèng

注意力缺陷过动症

[注意力缺陷過動症]

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

shāndòngdiānfùguójiāzhèngquán

煽动颠覆国家政权

[煽動顛覆國家政權]

incitement to subvert state power (criminal charge used to gag free speech)

zhùyìlìquēxiànduōdòngzhèng

注意力缺陷多动症

[注意力缺陷多動症]

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

guānzhuàngdòngmàipángtōngshǒushù

冠状动脉旁通手术

[冠狀動脈旁通手術]

coronary bypass operation

guójìgòngchǎnzhǔyìyùndòng

国际共产主义运动

[國際共產主義運動]

Comintern
the international communist movement

fǎngémìngxuānchuánshāndòngzuì

反革命宣传煽动罪

[反革命宣傳煽動罪]

the crime of instigating counterrevolutionary propaganda

Aìguó Wèishēng Yùndòng Wěiyuánhuì

爱国卫生运动委员会

[愛國衛生運動委員會]

Patriotic Health Committee

bīngmǎwèidòng,liángcǎoxiānxíng

兵马未动，粮草先行

[兵馬未動，糧草先行]

before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
an army marches on its stomach

guānzhuàngdòngmàipánglùyízhíshǒushù

冠状动脉旁路移植手术

[冠狀動脈旁路移植手術]

coronary bypass operation

Dōng Tūjuésītǎn Yīsīlán Yùndòng

东突厥斯坦伊斯兰运动

[東突厥斯坦伊斯蘭運動]

East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)

Aòlínpǐkè Yùndònghuì Zǔzhī Wěiyuánhuì

奥林匹克运动会组织委员会

[奧林匹克運動會組織委員會]

Olympic Organizing Committee (abbr. to 奧組委／奥组委 ( Aòzǔwěi))

Bīnwēi Yěshēng Dòng Zhíwùzhǒng Guójì Màoyì Gōngyuē

濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约

[瀕危野生動植物種國際貿易公約]

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CITES

lǎoziyīngxióng'érhǎohàn,lǎozifǎndòng'érhúndàn

老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋

[老子英雄兒好漢，老子反動兒混蛋]

If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)
fig. like father, like son