HSK 5 · Verbs

移动 yídòng “to move” in Chinese

Traditional 移動

What 移动 means

  1. to move
  2. movement
  3. migration
  4. mobile
  5. portable

How to say 移动

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale移yí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale动dòng4th tone, falling

移动 in a sentence

  1. 他移动了家具。

    Tā yídòng le jiājù.

    He moved the furniture.

    Sentence #5551010 from Tatoeba

  2. 马停了下来，而且拒绝移动。

    Mǎ tíng le xiàlai, érqiě jùjué yídòng.

    The horse stopped and refused to move.

    Sentence #3742623 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 你介意我移动你的车吗？

    Nǐ jièyì wǒ yídòng nǐ de chē ma?

    Do you mind if I move your car?

    Sentence #900682 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 移动 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 移 (yí) with each of its parts in a different colour
移yíto move
  • 禾grain · hé
  • 多much · duō
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 移动

移 11 strokes · 动 6 strokes

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

Words related to 移动

Words with 移

移民yímín · to immigrate转移zhuǎnyí · to transfer潜移默化qiányímòhuà · to influence subtly over time

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

寻找xúnzhǎo · to seek延长yáncháng · to prolong摇yáo · to shake咬yǎo · to bite应付yìngfu · to deal with应用yìngyòng · to put to use迎接yíngjiē · to welcome预订yùdìng · to place an order

FAQs

移动 (yídòng) means “to move” or “movement”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it yídòng: yí with a 2nd 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, 移动 is written 移動. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yidong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 移动 from the suggestions. Typing yidong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
移动 is an HSK 5 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.