动静 (動靜)
dòng jìng
Pinyin

Definition

动静 (動靜)
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dòng jìng
  1. (detectable) movement
  2. (sign of) activity
  3. movement and stillness

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
动
dòng
  1. 1 (of sth) to move
  2. 2 to set in movement
  3. 3 to displace
  4. 4 to touch
  5. 5 to make use of
  6. 6 to stir (emotions)
  7. 7 to alter
  8. 8 abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb
动作
dòng zuò
  1. 1 movement
  2. 2 motion
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
动力
dòng lì
  1. 1 motive power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 (fig.) motivation
  4. 4 impetus
动漫
dòng màn
  1. 1 cartoons and comics
  2. 2 animes and mangas
  3. 3 cartoon (animated movie)
  4. 4 anime

Idioms (20)

一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
  1. 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
动人心魄
dòng rén xīn pò
  1. 1 (idiom) breathtaking
  2. 2 deeply affecting

Sample Sentences

你开什么玩笑！？我那些七大姑八大姨还不够多啊？三天两头问我薪水涨没涨？房子多少钱？下一胎有动静了没？
nǐ kāi shénme wánxiào ！？wǒ nàxiē qīdàgūbādàyí huán bùgòu duō ā ？sāntiānliǎngtóu wèn wǒ xīnshuǐ zhǎng méi zhǎng ？fángzi duōshǎo qián ？xià yī tāi yǒu dòngjìng le méi ？
Are you joking!? I've already got enough real aunties. Asking me every few days has my salary gone up, how much I paid for my apartment, and whether there is another little one on the way.
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隔壁公司这两天动静挺大的，他们要搬走了？
gébì gōngsī zhèliǎngtiān dòngjìng tǐng dà de ，tāmen yào bānzǒu le ？
There's been a lot of talk about the company next door recently. Are they moving?
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说什么呢。哎，前面有动静。
shuō shénme ne 。āi ，qiánmian yǒu dòngjìng 。
What are you talking about? Hey, there's some movement up ahead.
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原因很简单，刚才法官说杀手杀人的时候，我发觉右边有动静。
yuányīn hěn jiǎndān ，gāngcái fǎguān shuō shāshǒu shārén de shíhou ，wǒ fājué yòubiān yǒu dòngjìng 。
The reason is simple. When the judge just said, 'killer, kill someone', I sensed some movement to my right.
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其实赵月刚才说的动静，是我觉得鼻子痒，挠了一下。法官也看到了，是吧？
qíshí Zhào Yuè gāngcái shuō de dòngjìng ，shì wǒ juéde bízi yǎng ，náo le yīxià 。fǎguān yě kàndào le ，shì ba ？
Actually, the movement Zhao Yue was just talking about was me scratching my itchy nose. The judge saw it, isn't that right?
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