HSK 5 · Verbs

振动 zhèndòng “to vibrate” in Chinese

Traditional 振動

What 振动 means

  1. to vibrate
  2. to shake
  3. vibration

How to say 振动

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale振zhèn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale动dòng4th tone, falling

振动 in a sentence

  1. 手机在桌子上振动了一下。

    Shǒujī zài zhuōzi shàng zhèndòng le yíxià.

    The phone buzzed on the table.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 开会的时候，我把手机调成了振动。

    Kāihuì de shíhou, wǒ bǎ shǒujī tiáo chéng le zhèndòng.

    During the meeting I put my phone on vibrate.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 振动 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 振 (zhèn) with each of its parts in a different colour
振zhènto shake
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 辰morning · chénSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 辰 (chén) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhèn.

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 振动

振 10 strokes · 动 6 strokes

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

Words related to 振动

Words with 振

振奋zhènfèn · to inspire振兴zhènxīng · to revitalise

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

招待zhāodài · to hold a reception着火zháohuǒ · to catch fire召开zhàokāi · to convene (a conference or meeting)针对zhēnduì · to target争取zhēngqǔ · to fight for睁zhēng · to open (one’s eyes)指导zhǐdǎo · to guide指挥zhǐhuī · to conduct

FAQs

振动 (zhèndòng) means “to vibrate” or “to shake”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhèndòng: zhèn with a 4th 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, 振动 is written 振動. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhendong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 振动 from the suggestions. Typing zhendong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
振动 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.