动作dòng zuòmovement; motion; action

1. 1.

   movement; motion; actionnoun

• 动(of sth) to move
• 作to do; to engage in

动作 is a noun; it often follows a person plus 的, as in 我的动作, or 这个.

1. HSK 2

   老师的动作很慢。

   Lǎoshī de dòngzuò hěn màn.

   The teacher's movements are very slow.

2. HSK 1

   你看我的动作。

   Nǐ kàn wǒ de dòngzuò.

   Watch my movements.

3. HSK 3

   这个动作很难。

   Zhège dòngzuò hěn nán.

   This movement is very hard.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你在学跳舞吗？

   Nǐ zài xué tiàowǔ ma?

   Are you learning to dance?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   对，我妹妹是我的老师。

   Duì, wǒ mèimei shì wǒ de lǎoshī.

   Yes, my younger sister is my teacher.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   她教得怎么样？

   Tā jiāo de zěnmeyàng?

   How does she teach?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   很好，可是她的动作太快了。

   Hěn hǎo, kěshì tā de dòngzuò tài kuài le.

   Very well, but her movements are too fast.

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Related words

• 动dòngto moveHSK 2
• 快kuàirapid; quick; fastHSK 2
• 作品zuò pǐnwork (of art)HSK 4
• 作用zuò yòngaction; function; activityHSK 4
• 作为zuò wéias (in the capacity of)HSK 4
• 活动huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work outHSK 4

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