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(Bushou)		 力
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Decomp. 二厶力
云 + 力
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动 dòng (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[dong4 ci2], verb
Results beginning with 动
动L dòng L flowing / flexible / lively (Internet slang)
动作 dòng zuò movement / motion / action / CL:個|个[ge4]
动画 dòng huà animation / cartoon
动态 dòng tài movement / motion / development / trend / dynamic (science)
动物 dòng wù animal / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]
动漫 dòng màn cartoons and comics / anime and manga / cartoon (animated movie) / anime
动力 dòng lì motive power / force / (fig.) motivation / impetus
动手 dòng shǒu to set about (a task) / to hit / to punch / to touch
动人 dòng rén touching / moving
动感 dòng gǎn sense of movement (often in a static work of art) / dynamic / vivid / lifelike
动员 dòng yuán to mobilize / mobilization / CL:次[ci4]
动机 dòng jī motor / locomotive / motive / motivation / intention
动静 dòng jìng (detectable) movement / (sign of) activity / movement and stillness
动摇 dòng yáo to sway / to waver / to rock / to rattle / to destabilize / to pose a challenge to
动弹 dòng tan to budge
动向 dòng xiàng trend / tendency
动荡 dòng dàng unrest (social or political) / turmoil / upheaval / commotion
动情 dòng qíng to get excited / passionate / aroused to passion / to fall in love / on heat (of animals)
动听 dòng tīng pleasant to listen to
动工 dòng gōng to start (a building project)
动心 dòng xīn to be moved / to be tempted
动脉 dòng mài artery
动词 dòng cí verb
动容 dòng róng to be emotionally moved
动身 dòng shēn to go on a journey / to leave
动辄 dòng zhé easily / readily / frequently / at every turn / at the slightest pretext
动能 dòng néng kinetic energy
动乱 dòng luàn turmoil / upheaval / unrest
动脑 dòng nǎo to use one's brain
动武 dòng wǔ to use force / to come to blows
动怒 dòng nù to get angry
动因 dòng yīn motivation / moving force / underlying force / agent
动产 dòng chǎn movable property / personal property
动议 dòng yì motion / proposal
动量 dòng liàng momentum
动气 dòng qì to get angry
动粗 dòng cū to use violence (against sb) / to strong-arm sb / to manhandle
动土 dòng tǔ to break ground (prior to building sth) / to start building
动觉 dòng jué kinesthesia
动车 dòng chē power car / multiple-unit train (abbr. for 動車組|动车组)
动盪 dòng dàng commotion
动点 dòng diǎn moving point
动口 dòng kǒu to use one's mouth (to say sth)
动Ｌ dòng L flowing / flexible / lively (internet slang)
动魄 dòng pò shocking / shattering
动问 dòng wèn may I ask
动卧 dòng wò D-class (high-speed) sleeper train (D stands for Dongche 動車|动车[dong4 che1]) (abbr. for 臥鋪動車組列車|卧铺动车组列车[wo4 pu4 dong4 che1 zu3 lie4 che1])
动用 dòng yòng to utilize / to put sth to use
动嘴 dòng zuǐ to talk
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动作片 dòng zuò piàn action movie / CL:部[bu4]
动画片 dòng huà piàn animated film
动物园 dòng wù yuán zoo / CL:個|个[ge4]
动植物 dòng zhí wù plants and animals / flora and fauna
动不动 dòng bu dòng (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc) / at the drop of a hat
动力学 dòng lì xué dynamics (math.) / kinetics
动脑筋 dòng nǎo jīn to use one's brains / to think
动员会  kick-off meeting
动物性 dòng wù xìng animacy
动物学 dòng wù xué zoological / zoology
动平衡 dòng píng héng dynamic equilibrium / dynamic balancing
动脉瘤 dòng mài liú aneurysm
动物界 dòng wù jiè animal kingdom
动名词 dòng míng cí gerund
动物油 dòng wù yóu animal fat
动校正  normal moveout correction / NMO correction
动量轮  momentum wheel
动物舱  animal enclosure module
动宾式 dòng bīn shì verb-object construction
动肝火 dòng gān huǒ to get angry
动毫毛 dòng háo máo to lay a finger on sb / to harm sb in the slightest way
动量词 dòng liàng cí verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to verbs
动能车 dòng néng chē car with a new type of propulsion system (hybrid, hydrogen-powered etc)
动情期 dòng qíng qī estrus / the rutting season / on heat
动情素 dòng qíng sù estrogen
动手脚 dòng shǒu jiǎo (coll.) to tamper with / to mess around with
动手术 dòng shǒu shù (of a surgeon) to operate (on sb) / (of a patient) to have an operation
动员令 dòng yuán lìng mobilization order
动员日 dòng yuán rì mobilization day
动真格 dòng zhēn gé to get serious about sth / to pull no punches / to be determined to see sth through
动嘴皮 dòng zuǐ pí to move one's lips / to wag one's tongue
动弹不得 dòng tan bu dé to be unable to move a single step
动脉硬化 dòng mài yìng huà hardening of the arteries / arteriosclerosis
动态网页 dòng tài wǎng yè dynamic webpage
动魄惊心 dòng pò jīng xīn shaking one to the core (idiom) / extremely disturbing / shattering / hair-raising
动人心魄 dòng rén xīn pò (idiom) breathtaking / deeply affecting
动辄得咎 dòng zhé dé jiù faulted at every turn (idiom) / can't get anything right
动态测量  dynamic surveying
动态校正  dynamic correction
动物群落  zoocenosis
动作技能  motor skill
动物走廊  animal corridor
动物模型  animal model
动员程序  call-out procedure / callout
动力学家  dynamicist
动物保护  animal protection
动词重叠 dòng cí chóng dié verb reduplication
动词结构 dòng cí jié gòu verbal construction (clause)
动见观瞻 dòng jiàn guān zhān to be watched closely (idiom)
动力模型 dòng lì mú xíng dynamic model
动力气体 dòng lì qì tǐ fuel gas
动力系统 dòng lì xì tǒng propulsion system / (math.) dynamical system
动能武器 dòng néng wǔ qì kinetic energy weapon
动情激素 dòng qíng jī sù estrogen
动情周期 dòng qíng zhōu qī estrous
动手动脚 dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo to come to blows / to paw / to grope / to get fresh
动态雕塑 dòng tài diāo sù (fine arts) a mobile
动态范围 dòng tài fàn wéi dynamic range
动态高度 dòng tài gāo duó dynamic height / geopotential height
动态更新 dòng tài gēng xīn dynamic update (Internet)
动态清零 dòng tài qīng líng zero-COVID (policy)
动态图形 dòng tài tú xíng animated graphics / animation
动态影像 dòng tài yǐng xiàng video
动态助词 dòng tài zhù cí aspect particle, such as 著|着[zhe5], 了[le5], 過|过[guo4]
动物蛋白 dòng wù dàn bái animal protein
动物淀粉 dòng wù diàn fěn glycogen
动物毒素 dòng wù dú sù zootoxin
动物分类 dòng wù fēn lèi classification of animals
动物横町 dòng wù héng tǐng Animal
动物密度 dòng wù mì duó animal density
动物农场 Dòng wù Nóng chǎng Animal Farm (1945), novel and famous satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾|乔治·奥威尔[Qiao2 zhi4 · / Ao4 wei1 er3]
动物授粉 dòng wù shòu fěn animal pollination / zoophily
动物卫生 dòng wù wèi shēng animal health
动物疫病 dòng wù yì bìng epizootic disease
动物脂肪 dòng wù zhī fáng animal fat
动物庄园 Dòng wù Zhuāng yuán Animal Farm (1945), novel and famous satire on communist revolution by George Orwell 喬治·奧威爾|乔治·奥威尔[Qiao2 zhi4 · / Ao4 wei1 er3] / also translated 動物農場|动物农场[Dong4 wu4 Nong2 chang3]
动嘴皮儿 dòng zuǐ pí r erhua variant of 動嘴皮|动嘴皮[dong4 zui3 pi2]
动嘴皮子 dòng zuǐ pí zi see 動嘴皮|动嘴皮[dong4 zui3 pi2]
动态链接库 dòng tài liàn jiē kù dynamic-link library (DLL) / shared library (computing)
动物性饲料 dòng wù xìng sì liào feed made of animal products
动物传染病  zoonosis
动物委员会  Animals Committee
动物卫生处  Animal Health Office
动物半圈养  semi-captive raising of animals
动物生物量  zoomass
动脉止血带  arterial tourniquet
动态数据库  Dynamic Data Base
动议的撤回  withdrawal of motions
动词不定式 dòng cí bù dìng shì infinitive
动力定位船 dòng lì dìng wèi chuán dynamic positioning ship / dynamic positioning vessel
动力反应堆 dòng lì fǎn yìng duī power reactor
动力学理论 dòng lì xué lǐ lùn dynamic theory / dynamical theory
动态存储器 dòng tài cún chǔ qì dynamic memory
动物保护区 dòng wù bǎo hù qū sanctuary
动物病原体 dòng wù bìng yuán tǐ animal pathogen
动物性名词 dòng wù xìng míng cí animate noun
动植物分类 dòng zhí wù fēn lèi taxonomy
动物遗传资源  animal genetic resources
动目标监测器  motion sensor / motion detector
动目标传感器  motion sensor / motion detector
动不动就生气 dòng bu dòng jiù shēng qì to be quick to take offence / to have a short fuse
Approximate Results for 动
活动 huó dòng to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
自动 zì dòng automatic / voluntarily
移动 yí dòng to move / movement / migration / mobile / portable
运动 yùn dòng to move / to exercise / sports / exercise / motion / movement / campaign / CL:場|场[chang3]
行动 xíng dòng operation / action / CL:個|个[ge4] / to move about / mobile
启动 qǐ dòng to start (a machine) / (fig.) to set in motion / to launch (an operation) / to activate (a plan)
劳动 láo dòng work / toil / physical labor / CL:次[ci4]
主动 zhǔ dòng to take the initiative / to do sth of one's own accord / spontaneous / active / opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4] / drive (of gears and shafts etc)
驱动 qū dòng to drive / to propel / drive (vehicle wheel) / drive mechanism (tape or disk) / device driver (computing software)
推动 tuī dòng to push (for acceptance of a plan) / to push forward / to promote / to actuate / CL:個|个[ge4]
感动 gǎn dòng to move (sb) / to touch (sb emotionally) / moving
互动 hù dòng to interact / interactive
激动 jī dòng to move emotionally / to stir up (emotions) / to excite
发动 fā dòng to start / to launch / to unleash / to mobilize / to arouse
流动 liú dòng to flow / to circulate / to go from place to place / to be mobile / (of assets) liquid
冲动 chōng dòng to have an urge / to be impetuous / impulse / urge
不动 bù dòng motionless
电动 diàn dòng electric-powered / (Tw) video game
带动 dài dòng to spur / to provide impetus / to drive
手动 shǒu dòng manual / manually operated / manual gear-change
波动 bō dòng to undulate / to fluctuate / wave motion / rise and fall
变动 biàn dòng to change / to fluctuate / change / fluctuation
举动 jǔ dòng act / action / activity / move / movement
调动 diào dòng to transfer / to maneuver (troops etc) / movement of personnel / to mobilize / to bring into play
生动 shēng dòng vivid / lively
心动 xīn dòng heartbeat / heart rate / (fig.) emotionally affected / aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)
被动 bèi dòng passive
震动 zhèn dòng to shake / to vibrate / to strongly affect / shock / vibration
滚动 gǔn dòng to roll / (to do sth) in a loop / to scroll (computing) / to progressively expand (economics) / to rumble (of thunder)
转动 zhuàn dòng to rotate (about an axis) / to revolve / to turn / to move in a circle / to gyrate
转动 zhuǎn dòng to turn sth around / to swivel
振动 zhèn dòng to vibrate / to shake / vibration
打动 dǎ dòng to move (to pity) / arousing (sympathy) / touching
跳动 tiào dòng to throb / to pulse / to bounce / to jiggle / to jump about
轰动 hōng dòng to cause a sensation / to create a stir in (a place) / commotion / controversy
机动 jī dòng locomotive / motorized / power-driven / adaptable / flexible (use, treatment, timing etc)
拉动 lā dòng to pull / (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity) / to motivate (people to do sth)
浮动 fú dòng to float and drift / unstable
气动 qì dòng pneumatic
出动 chū dòng to start out on a trip / to dispatch troops
改动 gǎi dòng to alter / to modify / to revise
晃动 huàng dòng to sway / to rock
闪动 shǎn dòng to flicker or flash
制动 zhì dòng to brake
触动 chù dòng to touch / to stir up (trouble or emotions) / to move (sb's emotions or worry)
惊动 jīng dòng to alarm / to startle / to disturb
走动 zǒu dòng 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 pay a visit (go to the toilet)
煽动 shān dòng to incite / to instigate
传动 chuán dòng drive (transmission in an engine)
反动 fǎn dòng reaction / reactionary
抖动 dǒu dòng to quiver / to vibrate / to shake (sth)
舞动 wǔ dòng to move as in a dance / to wave (some implement) / to flourish / (of eyes, hands etc) to dance / to flutter
骚动 sāo dòng disturbance / uproar / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] / to become restless
拖动 tuō dòng to drag / to tow / (computing) to drag (mouse operation)
颤动 chàn dòng to vibrate / to quiver
牵动 qiān dòng to affect / to produce a change in sth
摆动 bǎi dòng to sway / to swing / to move back and forth / to oscillate
挥动 huī dòng to wave sth / to brandish
松动 sōng dòng loose / slack / (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice) / to give some slack / (of a place) not crowded
滑动 huá dòng to slide / sliding movement
蠕动 rú dòng to wiggle / to squirm / peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)
起动 qǐ dòng to start up (a motor) / to launch (a computer application)
鼓动 gǔ dòng to agitate / to arouse / to instigate / to encite
开动 kāi dòng to start / to set in motion / to move / to march / to dig in (eating) / to tuck in (eating)
抽动 chōu dòng to twitch / to throb / a spasm / to divert (money) to other uses
摇动 yáo dòng to shake / to sway
飘动 piāo dòng to float / to drift
异动 yì dòng to shift / to alter / unusual change / abnormal move
好动 hào dòng active / restless / energetic
挪动 nuó dòng to move / to shift
乱动 luàn dòng to fiddle with / to tamper with / to meddle with / to move randomly / to flail about
撼动 hàn dòng to shake up / to deal a shock / (fig.) to stir (sb's heart)
悸动 jì dòng to pound / to throb
暴动 bào dòng insurrection / rebellion
躁动 zào dòng to stir restlessly / to be agitated / commotion / agitation
游动 yóu dòng to move about / to go from place to place / roving / mobile
脉动 mài dòng pulse / throbbing / pulsation
拨动 bō dòng to stir / to prod / to poke / to move sideways / to strum (on a guitar etc)
搅动 jiǎo dòng to mix / to stir
翻动 fān dòng 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
律动 lu:4 dòng rhythm / to move rhythmically
响动 xiǎng dòng sound coming from sth (typically sth not immediately visible) / also pr. [xiang3 dong5]
挑动 tiǎo dòng to entice / to arouse / to provoke
地动 dì dòng earthquake (old term)
萌动 méng dòng to sprout / (fig.) to emerge
妄动 wàng dòng to rush indiscriminately into action
策动 cè dòng to conspire / to plot (a rebellion, crime etc) / to machinate / to spur on / to urge action
扇动 shān dòng to fan / to flap / to incite / to instigate (a strike etc)
搬动 bān dòng to move (sth around) / to move house
耸动 sǒng dòng to shake (a part of one's body) / to shrug (shoulders) / to create a sensation / to incite
说动 shuō dòng to persuade
更动 gēng dòng to change / to replace / to alter
胎动 tāi dòng fetal movement
扰动 rǎo dòng to disturb / to stir up / disturbance / agitation / turmoil
撩动 liáo dòng to stir up / to provoke
搏动 bó dòng to beat rhythmically / to throb / to pulsate
甩动 shuǎi dòng to shake / to fling one's arm / to lash / to swing
蠢动 chǔn dòng to wriggle / (fig.) to stir up trouble / (of a sentiment) to stir
掀动 xiān dòng to stir / to lift / to set sth in motion
促动 cù dòng to motivate
翕动 xī dòng to open and close (the mouth etc)
扳动 bān dòng to pull out / to pull a lever
哄动 hōng dòng variant of 轟動|轰动[hong1 dong4]
博动 bó dòng pulsation / to throb
踩动 cǎi dòng to operate by means of a pedal
从动 cóng dòng -driven (of mechanism, driven by a component) / slave (wheel, pulley)
错动 cuò dòng to move relative to one another
拂动 fú dòng (of a breeze) to make (hair, leaves, clothing etc) sway gently / to ruffle
烘动 hōng dòng variant of 轟動|轰动[hong1 dong4]
缓动 huǎn dòng sluggish
进动 jìn dòng precession (physics)
可动 kě dòng movable
扣动 kòu dòng to pull (a trigger)
连动 lián dòng to link / to peg (currency) / gang (gears) / continuously / serial verb construction
灵动 líng dòng to be quick-witted
撬动 qiào dòng to shift sth with a crowbar etc / (fig.) to influence by applying leverage
倾动 qīng dòng to admire
劝动 quàn dòng to incite
涛动 tāo dòng oscillation
噏动 xī dòng variant of 翕動|翕动[xi1 dong4]
眼动 yǎn dòng eye movement
诱动 yòu dòng to tempt / to seduce
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14运动  14 March Movement
HASSEM运动  Hareke Islamiya Al Mauritania / Mauritanian Islamic Movement / HASSEM Movement
发动机 fā dòng jī engine / motor / CL:臺|台[tai2]
自动化 zì dòng huà automation
劳动力 láo dòng lì labor force / manpower
运动员 yùn dòng yuán athlete / CL:名[ming2],個|个[ge4]
全自动 quán zì dòng automatic action / full automatic
机动车 jī dòng chē motor vehicle
运动会 yùn dòng huì sports competition / CL:個|个[ge4]
劳动者 láo dòng zhě worker / laborer
驱动器 qū dòng qì drive
不动产 bù dòng chǎn real estate / immovable property / immovables
总动员 zǒng dòng yuán general mobilization (for war etc)
流动性 liú dòng xìng flowing / shifting / fluidity / mobility / liquidity (of funds)
运动鞋 yùn dòng xié sports shoes / sneakers
电动机 diàn dòng jī electric motor
主动权 zhǔ dòng quán initiative (as in "seize the initiative") / advantageous position that allows one to call the shots
小动作 xiǎo dòng zuò bad habit (e.g. nose-picking) / petty maneuver / dirty trick / gamesmanship
半自动 bàn zì dòng semiautomatic
原动力 yuán dòng lì motive force / prime mover / first cause / agent
运动场 yùn dòng chǎng sports field / playground / exercise yard
运动服 yùn dòng fú sportswear
滚动条 gǔn dòng tiáo scrollbar (computing)
推动力 tuī dòng lì driving force
能动性 néng dòng xìng initiative / active role
劳动节 Láo dòng jié International Labor Day (May Day)
移动式 yí dòng shì mobile
自动挡 zì dòng dǎng automatic transmission / auto gear shift
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