Meaning of 打动
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to move (to pity)
- arousing (sympathy)
- touching
How to use 打动
打动 is used when a story, a speech, or a person's sincerity moves someone emotionally or wins them over. It often appears with 被 or with 人 as in 打动人心. Example: 他的话打动了我。(Tā de huà dǎdòng le wǒ.) His words moved me.
打 (dǎ) means to hit and 动 (dòng) means to move. Something that 打动 you hits your heart so hard that it moves it.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 打动 to mean physically moving something, but for that you need 移动 (yídòng) or 搬 (bān). 打动 is only about feelings or persuasion.
打动 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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打 dǎ · to hit · 5 strokes
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动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 打动.
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a telephone call |
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 动作 | dòngzuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
| 打球 | dǎ qiú | to play a ball sport |
| 打车 | dǎchē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 打算 | dǎsuàn | to plan; to intend |
| 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) |
| 打工 | dǎgōng | to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or d |
Questions about 打动
What does 打动 mean?
打动 (dǎdòng) means "to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 打动?
打动 is made of 2 characters: 打 (5 strokes), 动 (6 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 打动 an HSK word?
Yes. 打动 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 打动 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 打动 is written 打動.
What is the difference between 打动 and 感动?
打动 is something that moves someone else, so the subject is the cause: 这部电影打动了我. 感动 (gǎndòng) can also describe your own feeling: 我很感动. You would not say 我很打动.
Can 打动 mean to persuade someone?
Yes. It can mean to win someone over, as in 他终于打动了老板 (He finally won over the boss). The idea is that an appeal reached their feelings and changed their mind.