HSK 6 · Media

轰动 hōngdòng “sensation” in Chinese

Traditional 轟動

What 轰动 means

  1. sensation
  2. stir
  3. to cause a sensation
  4. to create a stir in (a place)
  5. commotion
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • controversy

How to say 轰动

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale轰hōng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale动dòng4th tone, falling

轰动 in a sentence

  1. 披头士的发型引起了轰动。

    Pītóushì de fàxíng yǐnqǐ le hōngdòng.

    The Beatles’ hairstyle caused a sensation.

    Sentence #333820 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 真是轰动一时。

    Zhēnshi hōngdòng yìshí.

    It caused quite a stir at the time.

    Sentence #13844475 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 轰动 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 轰 (hōng) with each of its parts in a different colour
轰hōngexplosion
  • 车cart · chē
  • 双pair · shuāng
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 轰动

轰 8 strokes · 动 6 strokes

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

Words related to 轰动

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感动gǎndòng · to be moved激动jīdòng · excited动作dòngzuò · movement

More words: Media & Arts

发行fāxíng · to issue稿件gǎojiàn · manuscript公告gōnggào · announcement工艺品gōngyìpǐn · handicraft节奏jiézòu · rhythm镜头jìngtóu · camera shot剧本jùběn · script (for a play or film)据悉jùxī · it is reported that

FAQs

轰动 (hōngdòng) means “sensation” or “stir”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it hōngdòng: hōng with a 1st 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, 轰动 is written 轟動. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type hongdong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 轰动 from the suggestions. Typing hongdong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
轰动 is an HSK 6 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.