HSK 6 · Verbs

惊动 jīngdòng “to disturb” in Chinese

Traditional 驚動

What 惊动 means

  1. to disturb
  2. to alarm
  3. to startle

How to say 惊动

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale惊jīng1st 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

惊动 in a sentence

  1. 他轻轻地走出房间，怕惊动了孩子。

    Tā qīngqīng de zǒuchū fángjiān, pà jīngdòng le háizi.

    He tiptoed out of the room so as not to disturb the child.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这点儿小事，不用惊动大家了。

    Zhè diǎnr xiǎoshì, búyòng jīngdòng dàjiā le.

    It’s only a small matter, so there’s no need to trouble everyone.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 惊动 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 惊 (jīng) with each of its parts in a different colour
惊jīngto startle
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 京capital city · jīngSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 京 (jīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with jīng.

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 惊动

惊 11 strokes · 动 6 strokes

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

Words related to 惊动

Words with 惊

吃惊chījīng · to be startled惊奇jīngqí · surprised惊讶jīngyà · surprised震惊zhènjīng · shocked

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: Common Verbs

解散jiěsàn · to dissolve解体jiětǐ · to disintegrate节制jiézhì · to control借助jièzhù · to rely on精简jīngjiǎn · to streamline敬礼jìnglǐ · to salute进攻jìngōng · to attack浸泡jìnpào · to soak

FAQs

惊动 (jīngdòng) means “to disturb” or “to alarm”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jīngdòng: jīng 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, 惊动 is written 驚動. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jingdong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 惊动 from the suggestions. Typing jingdong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
惊动 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.