Meaning of 动员
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to mobilize
- mobilization
Measure word: 次
How to use 动员
动员 is used for rallying people to take part in something, from wars and campaigns to community events or school activities. It often takes a person as its object, sometimes followed by another verb saying what they should do. Example: 学校动员学生参加植树活动。(Xuéxiào dòngyuán xuésheng cānjiā zhíshù huódòng.) The school mobilized students to take part in a tree-planting event.
动 (dòng) means to move, and 员 (yuán) means a member or person, as in 学员 (xuéyuán) student. To 动员 is to get people moving: you mobilize the members of a group into action.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 员 (yuán) as 圆 (yuán, round), since they sound the same. Also, 动员 means rallying people to act. It does not mean moving objects, so do not use it for physically moving things. Use 搬 (bān) for that.
动员 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes
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员 yuán · person engaged in a certain field of ac… · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 动员.
| 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 |
| 人员 | rényuán | staff; crew |
| 演员 | yǎnyuán | actor; actress; performer |
| 成员 | chéngyuán | member |
| 员工 | yuángōng | staff; personnel; employee |
| 发动 | fādòng | to start; to launch |
Questions about 动员
What does 动员 mean?
动员 (dòngyuán) means "to mobilize; mobilization" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 动员?
动员 is made of 2 characters: 动 (6 strokes), 员 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 动员 an HSK word?
Yes. 动员 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 动员 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 动员 is written 動員.
What does 动员大会 mean?
动员大会 (dòngyuán dàhuì) is a rally or kickoff meeting held to motivate people before a campaign, exam period, or big project. Schools and companies in China hold them often.
How is 动员 different from 鼓励 (gǔlì)?
鼓励 means to encourage someone, often one person, in a personal way. 动员 usually means organizing and urging a group to take action together, so it sounds more collective and formal.