触动 meaning in English

chùdòng

to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 觸動19 strokes

Meaning of 触动

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chùdòng
  1. to touch
  2. to stir up (trouble or emotions)
  3. to move (sb's emotions or worry)

触动 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā的de话huà深shēn深shēn触chù动dòng了le我wǒ们men。
His speech impressed us very much.
他tā悲bēi伤shāng的de故gù事shì触chù动dòng了le我wǒ的de心xīn。
His sad story touched my heart.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

触 chù · to butt · 13 strokes

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动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 触动.

动作dòngzuòmovement; motion; action; to act; to move
行动xíngdòngoperation; action
动物dòngwùanimal
活动huódòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动yùndòngto move; to exercise
感动gǎndòngto move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally)
动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
发动fādòngto start; to launch
自动zìdòngautomatic; voluntarily
主动zhǔdòngto take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord
动力dònglìmotive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus
推动tuīdòngto push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to

Questions about 触动

What does 触动 mean?

触动 (chùdòng) means "to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 触动?

触动 is made of 2 characters: 触 (13 strokes), 动 (6 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 触动 an HSK word?

Yes. 触动 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 触动 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 触动 is written 觸動.