Definition & Meaning

act; movement; activity

Word usage

jǔ dòng

举 动

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HSK6 NHSK 5 DC3

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n.act; movement; activity
- jǐng chá yī zhí zài jiān shì zhe tā de jǔ dòng
  警察一直在监视着她的举动。
  The police have been keeping watch on her.
- wǒ tīng shuō nǐ zuò chū le kuáng rè de jǔ dòng
  我听说你做出了狂热的举动。
  I'm told you have again done a mad-brained action.
- tā de jǔ dòng gǎi biàn le wǒ duì tā de kàn fǎ
  他的举动改变了我对他的看法。
  His actions altered my perception of him.
- xiáng xì bào gào dí rén de jǔ dòng
  详细报告敌人的举动
  report the enemy's action in detail
- yù cè fàn rén de jǔ dòng
  预测犯人的举动
  predict the criminal's move
- jǔ dòng bēi bǐ
  举动卑鄙
  behave despicably
- yì cháng jǔ dòng
  异常举动
  abnormal activities
- dà wú wèi de jǔ dòng
  大无畏的举动
  act of great heroism
- jǔ dòng líng huó
  举动灵活
  be nimble in movement
- jǔ dòng huǎn màn
  举动缓慢
  be slow in movement
- tā chū rén yì liào de zuò chū yī gè dà dǎn jǔ dòng wēi xié yào qǐ sù zhè jiā gōng sī
  她出人意料地做出一个大胆举动，威胁要起诉这家公司。
  In a surprisingly bold move, she is threatening court action against the company.
synonym
zuò wéi作为 xíng wéi行为 xíng dòng行动 dòng zuò动作 jǔ cuò举措 jǔ zhǐ举止

Word usage

Note
"举动" is different from "行动". "举动" mostly refer to specific actions and are often used in general occasions; "行动" mostly refer to more abstract actions and can also be used in more important occasions.
common measure word
"举动" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种".
- 一个举动
  one movement
- 一种举动
  one kind of movement

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