"Move" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yí dòng to move / movement / migration / mobile / portable
 yùn dòng to move / to exercise / sports / exercise / motion / movement / campaign / CL:場|场[chang3]
 gǎn dòng to move (sb) / to touch (sb emotionally) / moving
 jǔ dòng act / action / activity / move / movement
 qiān xǐ to migrate / to move
 gǎn dào to feel / to sense / to have the feeling that / to think that / to move / to affect
 qíng gǎn feeling / emotion / to move (emotionally)
 yī jǔ a move / an action / in one move / at a stroke / in one go
 jǔ cuò move / act / measure
 dǎ dòng to move (to pity) / arousing (sympathy) / touching
 bān qiān to move / to relocate / removal
 qiān yí to migrate / to move
 chù dòng to touch / to stir up (trouble or emotions) / to move (sb's emotions or worry)
 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4]
 kāi dòng to start / to set in motion / to move / to march / to dig in (eating) / to tuck in (eating)
 nuó dòng to move / to shift
 zhāo (chess) move / trick / all right! / (dialect) to add
 qiān jū to move (from one residence to another)
 qiáo qiān to move (to a superior place) / promotion
 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
 nuó kāi to move (sth) aside / to step aside / to move over (when sitting on a bench) / to shift (one's gaze)
 bān dòng to move (sth around) / to move house
 téng nuó to move / to shift / to move out of the way / to divert (money etc) to a different purpose
 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 招數|招数[zhao1 shu4]
 bān chǎng to move (house) / to relocate / removal
 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]
 yùn xíng to move along one's course (of celestial bodies etc) / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run
 jìn yī bù one step further / to move forward a step / further onwards
 xíng dòng operation / action / CL:個|个[ge4] / to move about / mobile
 shàng wǎng to go online / to connect to the Internet / (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet / (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net
 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for
 jī dòng to move emotionally / to stir up (emotions) / to excite
 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly / Hurry up! / Get a move on!
 zòng héng lit. warp and weft in weaving / vertically and horizontal / length and breadth / criss-crossed / able to move unhindered / abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
 qǐ fú to move up and down / to undulate / ups and downs
 zhuàn dòng to rotate (about an axis) / to revolve / to turn / to move in a circle / to gyrate
 bān jiā to move house / removal
 wǎng qián to move forwards
 jué zhāo unique skill / unexpected tricky move (as a last resort) / masterstroke / finishing blow
 zǒu kāi to leave / to walk away / to beat it / to move aside
 bēn bō to rush about / to be constantly on the move
 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction
 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)
 dǎ fǎ to play (a card) / to make a move in a game
 yóu zǒu to wander about / to roam / to move back and forth between (government and academia, two or more countries etc) / to flow through (a circuit, a network, the body) / to skirt (the border of legality) / (of a singer's voice) to move within its range / (of a stock price) to fluctuate within (a range)
 liú zhuǎn to be on the move / to roam or wander / to circulate (of goods or capital)
 fēi shēn to move quickly / to vault / flying tackle
 wǔ dòng to move as in a dance / to wave (some implement) / to flourish / (of eyes, hands etc) to dance / to flutter
 yī jǔ yī dòng every movement / each and every move
 gāo zhāo wise move / masterstroke / bright ideas
 bǎi dòng to sway / to swing / to move back and forth / to oscillate
 yí kāi to move away
 shàng jìn to make progress / to do better / fig. ambitious to improve oneself / to move forwards
 chū xīn to make new advances / to move forwards
 shī shǒu a slip / miscalculation / unwise move / accidentally / by mistake / to lose control / to be defeated
 chū zhāo to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively)
 jǔ bù (literary) to move forward
 bǎi nòng to move back and forth / to fiddle with
 dòng tan bu dé to be unable to move a single step
 yì dòng to shift / to alter / unusual change / abnormal move
 yóu mù nomadic / to move about in search of pasture / to rove around as a nomad
 luàn dòng to fiddle with / to tamper with / to meddle with / to move randomly / to flail about
 miào shǒu miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋
 mó ceng to rub lightly / to move slowly / to dawdle / to dillydally / to pester / to nag
 miào zhāo smart move / clever way of doing sth
 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs
 yóu dòng to move about / to go from place to place / roving / mobile
 yí jū to migrate / to move to a new place of residence
退 tuì ràng to move aside / to get out of the way / to back down / to concede
 jiàn jìn progress step by step / gradual progress / to move forward (slowly)
 bō nòng to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc) / to fiddle with / to stir up
 huā zhāo trick / maneuver / razzle-dazzle / (martial arts) fancy move / flourish
 bō dòng to stir / to prod / to poke / to move sideways / to strum (on a guitar etc)
 qiān rù to move in (to new lodging)
 yī jǔ liǎng dé one move, two gains (idiom) / two birds with one stone
 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
 jiù at once / right away / only / just (emphasis) / as early as / already / as soon as / then / in that case / as many as / even if / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / to suffer / subjected to / to accomplish / to take advantage of / to go with (of foods) / with regard to / concerning
 qián xíng to slink / to move stealthily / to advance through the water
 lu:4 dòng rhythm / to move rhythmically
 zhōu ér fù shǐ lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom) / to move in circles / the wheel comes full circle
 yóu yì (of a naval vessel) to cruise / to patrol / (of ducks, boats etc) to move about on a lake or river etc
 diào rèn to transfer / to move to another post
 wén sī bù dòng to not move a single jot (idiom)
 yí shī to move troops to / (fig.) to move to / to shift to
 qiān dū to move the capital (city)
 gāo jiù to move to a better job
 gǎn zhào to move and appeal / to rally to a cause / to impel / to inspire
 shàng pō uphill / upslope / to move upwards / to climb a slope
 yí qù to move away
 cùn bù nán xíng unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
 qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo (to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom)
 chū qí zhì shèng to win by a surprise move
 zhuǎn chǎn to change production / to move over to new products
 léi lì fēng xíng pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom) / swift and decisive reaction
 jǔ qí bù dìng to hesitate over what move to make (idiom) / to waver / to shilly-shally
 kào biān to keep to the side / to pull over / move aside!
 fǔ yǎng lowering and raising of the head / (fig.) small move / pitch (position angle)
 qūn xún to draw back / to move back and forth / to hesitate / in an instant
 cuī lèi to move to tears (of a story) / tear-provoking (gas) / lacrimogen
 fēng shēng hè lì lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom) / fig. to panic at the slightest move / to be jittery
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