Meaning of 互动
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to interact
- interactive
How to use 互动
互动 is used for people, groups, or systems responding to each other, and it often appears in contexts like teaching, social media, and events. It can be a verb or modify a noun, as in 互动游戏 (hùdòng yóuxì) interactive game. Example: 老师经常和学生互动。(Lǎoshī jīngcháng hé xuéshēng hùdòng.) The teacher often interacts with the students.
互 (hù) means mutual or each other, and 动 (dòng) means to move. When two sides move toward each other and respond in turn, they 互动 (hùdòng), they interact.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 互动 (hùdòng) with 活动 (huódòng), activity, because they sound alike. Remember that 互 is fourth tone hù and means each other, while 活 is second tone huó and means alive. Also, 互动 does not take a direct object, so say 和他互动 (hé tā hùdòng), not 互动他.
互动 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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互 hù · mutually · 4 strokes
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动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 互动.
| 动作 | dòngzuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
| 行动 | xíngdòng | operation; action |
| 动物 | dòngwù | animal |
| 活动 | huódòng | to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc) |
| 运动 | yùndòng | to move; to exercise |
| 感动 | gǎndòng | to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally) |
| 动物园 | dòngwùyuán | zoo |
| 互相 | hùxiāng | each other; mutually |
| 发动 | fādòng | to start; to launch |
| 自动 | zìdòng | automatic; voluntarily |
| 相互 | xiānghù | each other; mutual |
| 主动 | zhǔdòng | to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord |
Questions about 互动
What does 互动 mean?
互动 (hùdòng) means "to interact; interactive" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 互动?
互动 is made of 2 characters: 互 (4 strokes), 动 (6 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 互动 an HSK word?
Yes. 互动 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 互动 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 互动 is written 互動.
How do I say 'interact with someone' using 互动?
Use 和 or 与 before the person, then 互动: 和朋友互动 (hé péngyou hùdòng), to interact with friends. In more formal writing, 与观众互动 (yǔ guānzhòng hùdòng), to interact with the audience, is common.
Can 互动 be used as a noun?
Yes. It often works like a noun meaning interaction, as in 有很多互动 (yǒu hěn duō hùdòng), there is a lot of interaction, or 师生互动 (shīshēng hùdòng), teacher and student interaction.