Meaning of 带动
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to spur; to provide impetus; to drive
How to use 带动
带动 is common in news and business Chinese for one thing driving growth or change in another, and also for a person who inspires others to act. Example: 旅游业带动了当地经济。(Lǚyóuyè dàidòng le dāngdì jīngjì.) Tourism has driven the local economy.
带 (dài) means to bring or lead along, and 动 (dòng) means to move. When you 带动 something, you lead it along so it starts moving too, like a locomotive pulling the train cars behind it.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 带动 (dàidòng) with 带来 (dàilái). 带来 means to bring about a result, like 带来好处, while 带动 means to push something else into motion or growth, like 带动发展. Also keep both syllables in the fourth tone.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
带 dài · band · 9 strokes
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动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 带动.
| 动作 | dòngzuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
| 行动 | xíngdòng | operation; action |
| 带来 | dàilái | to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce |
| 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 |
| 发动 | fādòng | to start; to launch |
| 自动 | zìdòng | automatic; voluntarily |
| 带领 | dàilǐng | to guide; to lead |
| 主动 | zhǔdòng | to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord |
Questions about 带动
What does 带动 mean?
带动 (dàidòng) means "to spur; to provide impetus; to drive" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 带动?
带动 is made of 2 characters: 带 (9 strokes), 动 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 带动 an HSK word?
Yes. 带动 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 带动 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 带动 is written 帶動.
Can 带动 be used for people, not just the economy?
Yes. You can say 他带动大家一起运动 (tā dàidòng dàjiā yìqǐ yùndòng), meaning he got everyone to exercise together. It suggests leading by example.
What words commonly follow 带动?
Typical objects are 经济 (jīngjì, economy), 发展 (fāzhǎn, development), 消费 (xiāofèi, consumption), and 就业 (jiùyè, employment). The pattern 以A带动B, meaning use A to drive B, is also common in formal writing.