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动身 dòngshēn

动身 dòngshēn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 动身 dòngshēn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dòngshēn | dong4 shen1
English translation
to go on a journey
to leave

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Traditional form

動身

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 动身 dòngshēn

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dòng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of dòng . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and chóng represents the sound.

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

云力

Number of Strokes

6
shēn

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person with an protruding midsection. The protruding midsection is variously explained as (1) representing the main part of a person's body, or (2) as representing a pregnant woman that has a body inside her body.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 动身 dòngshēn

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东西 dōngxī 装进箱子 xiāng zi jiù 动身 dòngshēn le .

He packed up his things and left.

kān 一眼 yī yǎn 手表 shǒubiǎo shuì :“ xiǎng 我们 wǒmen 最好 zuìhǎo 动身 dòngshēn 。”

He glanced at his wristwatch. "I suppose we'd better make a move."

尼科尔斯动身 dòngshēn zài 康涅狄格州 Kāng niè dí gé zhōu de 偏僻 piānpì 农舍 nóng shè le

Nichols set off for his remote farmhouse in Connecticut.

无力 wú lì de 耸耸肩扭动身体 shēntǐ 想要 xiǎng yào 挣脱 zhèng tuō

He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free.

动身 dòngshēn 山谷 shān gǔ le 一切 yīqiè 全凭运气 yùnqi

I set off for the valley, trusting to luck.

动身 dòngshēn Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 动身 dòngshēn and their own compounds.

动身 dòngshēn Compounds

See all 43 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 动身 dòngshēn in their composition.

  • dòng
  • shēn
    • shè
    • gōng
      • gōng , qióng
      • gōng ,
    • duǒ , tǎng , , , , duǒ , , kēng , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 躿, , , , , , , , , ,
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