活动 meaning in English
to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
Meaning of 活动
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to exercise; to move about; to work out
- shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
- movable; flexible; liquid (capital etc)
- (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity
- (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver (CL:項|项[xiang4])
- to use personal influence, connections, bribes etc
How to use 活动
As a noun, 活动 is the everyday word for an event or activity, like a school event or a store promotion. As a verb, it means to move about or stretch your body. Example: 周末学校有一个活动。(Zhōumò xuéxiào yǒu yí ge huódòng.) There is an event at school this weekend.
活 (huó) means alive and 动 (dòng) means to move. Something alive and moving is active, so 活动 covers both moving your body and an event full of activity.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 活动 and 运动 (yùndòng). 运动 means sports or physical exercise, while 活动 means an event, or just moving around, so say 我喜欢运动 for "I like sports," not 我喜欢活动.
活动 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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活 huó · to live · 9 strokes
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动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 活动.
| 动作 | dòngzuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | to live; life |
| 行动 | xíngdòng | operation; action |
| 动物 | dòngwù | animal |
| 运动 | yùndòng | to move; to exercise |
| 感动 | gǎndòng | to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally) |
| 动物园 | dòngwùyuán | zoo |
| 干活儿 | gànhuór | erhua variant of 幹活|干活[gan4 huo2] |
| 发动 | fādòng | to start; to launch |
| 自动 | zìdòng | automatic; voluntarily |
| 主动 | zhǔdòng | to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord |
| 动力 | dònglì | motive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus |
Questions about 活动
What does 活动 mean?
活动 (huódòng) means "to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)" and is used as a verb and noun.
How do you write 活动?
活动 is made of 2 characters: 活 (9 strokes), 动 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 活动 an HSK word?
Yes. 活动 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 活动 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 活动 is written 活動.
How do I say "stretch my legs" or "move around a bit" with 活动?
Use the verb form, often doubled or with 一下: 活动活动 (huódòng huódòng) or 活动一下 (huódòng yíxià). For example, 坐太久了，起来活动一下。(Zuò tài jiǔ le, qǐlái huódòng yíxià.) means "You've sat too long, get up and move around."
Can 活动 describe something loose or not fixed?
Yes. It can describe a loose tooth or a movable part, as in 牙齿活动了 (yáchǐ huódòng le), "the tooth is loose." In business it also appears in phrases like 活动资金 (huódòng zījīn), working or liquid capital.