HSK 4 · Emotions

感动 gǎndòng “to be moved” in Chinese

Traditional 感動

What 感动 means

  1. to be moved
  2. to touch (someone emotionally)
  3. to move (sb)
  4. to touch (sb emotionally)
  5. moving

How to say 感动

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale感gǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale动dòng4th tone, falling

感动 in a sentence

  1. 她的故事使我很感动。

    Tā de gùshi shǐ wǒ hěn gǎndòng.

    I was very moved by her story.

    Sentence #6452002 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我有点儿感动。

    Wǒ yǒudiǎnr gǎndòng.

    I’m a little touched.

    Sentence #1504990 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 她的演说感动了听众。

    Tā de yǎnshuō gǎndòng le tīngzhòng.

    Her speech moved the audience.

    Sentence #808256 from Tatoeba

How 感动 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 感 (gǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
感gǎnto feel
  • 咸all · xián
  • 心heart · xīn

Memory aidHeart 心 with 咸 (xián) for the sound: to feel.

The character 动 (dòng) with each of its parts in a different colour
动dòngto move
  • 云cloud · yún
  • 力strength · lìMeaning part

Memory aidStrength 力 makes things move. In the full form 動, 重 (zhòng) gave the sound.

How to write 感动

感 13 strokes · 动 6 strokes

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感动 (gǎndòng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 感动 (gǎndòng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 感动

Words with 感

感冒gǎnmào · catch cold感到gǎndào · to feel感兴趣gǎn xìngqù · be interested in感gǎn · (suffix) sense of …感觉gǎnjué · feeling感谢gǎnxiè · (express) thanks感情gǎnqíng · emotion感受gǎnshòu · to feel感想gǎnxiǎng · impressions感激gǎnjī · to be grateful

Words with 动

动dòng · to move运动yùndòng · to exercise动物dòngwù · animal动物园dòngwùyuán · zoo运动员yùndòngyuán · athlete运动会yùndònghuì · sports meet活动huódòng · activity激动jīdòng · excited动作dòngzuò · movement行动xíngdòng · to act

More words: Emotions & Feelings

吃惊chījīng · to be startled得意déyì · proud of oneself烦恼fánnǎo · to be worried感情gǎnqíng · emotion害羞hàixiū · shy后悔hòuhuǐ · to regret激动jīdòng · excited愉快yúkuài · cheerful

FAQs

感动 (gǎndòng) means “to be moved” or “to touch (someone emotionally)”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it gǎndòng: gǎn with a 3rd tone, then dòng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 感动 is written 感動. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gandong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 感动 from the suggestions. Typing gandong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
感动 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.