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活动

huó dòng · huo dong

Traditional 活動

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to exercise
  2. to move about
  3. to operate
  4. to use connections (personal influence)
  5. loose
  6. shaky
  7. active
  8. movable
  9. activity
  10. campaign
  11. maneuver
  12. behavior
  13. CL:項 / 项 (xiàng),個 / 个 (gè)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

相(xiāng)扑(pū)是(shì)日(rì)本(běn)传(chuán)统(tǒng)的(de)体(tǐ)育(yù)活(huó)动(dòng)。

Sumo is a traditional Japanese sport.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by AOCinJAPAN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

最(zuì)近(jìn)天(tiān)猫(māo)上(shàng)有(yǒu)手(shǒu)机(jī)促(cù)销(xiāo)活(huó)动(dòng)。

Recently T Mall has had a sales promotion on cell phones.

Tatoeba: Chinese by thomasstrand · English by thomasstrand · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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活
huó

to live; alive

动
dòng

(of sth) to move; to set in movement

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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