HSK 6 · Ideas

举动 jǔdòng “act” in Chinese

Traditional 舉動

What 举动 means

  1. act
  2. action
  3. move
  4. activity
  5. movement

How to say 举动

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale举jǔ3rd 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

举动 in a sentence

  1. 他的这个举动让大家很感动。

    Tā de zhè ge jǔdòng ràng dàjiā hěn gǎndòng.

    What he did moved everyone.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 那个人的举动有点奇怪。

    Nà ge rén de jǔdòng yǒudiǎn qíguài.

    That person is behaving a bit strangely.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 举动 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 举 (jǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
举jǔto lift
  • 兴to thrive · xīng
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 舉 () hints at the sound. Compare it with jǔ.

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 举动

举 9 strokes · 动 6 strokes

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

Words related to 举动

Words with 举

举jǔ · to lift举办jǔbàn · to conduct举行jǔxíng · to hold (a meeting列举lièjǔ · to list选举xuǎnjǔ · to elect举足轻重jǔzúqīngzhòng · to play a decisive role举世瞩目jǔshìzhǔmù · to attract worldwide attention一举两得yìjǔliǎngdé · to kill two birds with one stone

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: Ideas & Concepts

极限jíxiàn · limit迹象jìxiàng · sign机遇jīyù · opportunity局部júbù · part觉悟juéwù · awareness觉醒juéxǐng · to awaken局面júmiàn · situation局势júshì · situation (esp. political or military)

FAQs

举动 (jǔdòng) means “act” or “action”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jǔdòng: jǔ 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, 举动 is written 舉動. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type judong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 举动 from the suggestions. Typing judong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
举动 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.