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活动huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out

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活动 (huó dòng) means "to exercise" or "to move about," and as a noun an "activity" or "event." 学校明天有一个活动 says the school has an event tomorrow, and 你应该多活动活动 tells someone to move around more. 参加活动 means to take part in an activity.

What does 活动 mean?

  1. 1.

    to exercise; to move about; to work outverb

  2. 2.

    (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver (CL:項|项[xiang4])noun

What do the characters in 活动 mean?

  • 活alive
  • 动(of sth) to move

How do you use 活动?

活动 as a noun often follows 参加 or 有; as a verb it is often doubled as 活动活动 for a short bit of movement.

Patterns

  • 参加 + 活动

    我想参加这个活动。

    Wǒ xiǎng cānjiā zhège huódòng.

    I want to take part in this activity.

  • 多 + 活动活动

    你应该多活动活动。

    Nǐ yīnggāi duō huódòng huódòng.

    You should move around more.

What are some examples of 活动 in a sentence?

  1. 学校明天有一个活动。

    Xuéxiào míngtiān yǒu yí gè huódòng.

    The school has an event tomorrow.

  2. 你应该多活动活动。

    Nǐ yīnggāi duō huódòng huódòng.

    You should move around more.

  3. 我想参加这个活动。

    Wǒ xiǎng cānjiā zhège huódòng.

    I want to take part in this activity.

How is 活动 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    这个周末公司有一个活动,你去吗?

    Zhège zhōumò gōngsī yǒu yí gè huódòng, nǐ qù ma?

    The company has an event this weekend. Are you going?

  2. Speaker B:

    去,听说要去山上爬山。

    Qù, tīngshuō yào qù shān shang pá shān.

    Yes. I heard we are going hiking in the mountains.

  3. Speaker A:

    几点出发?

    Jǐ diǎn chūfā?

    What time do we leave?

  4. Speaker B:

    早上八点,在公司门口见。

    Zǎoshang bā diǎn, zài gōngsī ménkǒu jiàn.

    Eight in the morning. We meet at the company entrance.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.