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动不动

dòngbudòng

Traditional: 動不動

(typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc)

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Meaning of 动不动 in English

dòngbudòngHSK 7–9adverbSyllabus #6337
  1. (typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc)
  2. at the drop of a hat

Characters

动 on its own →
dòng · to set in movement

HSK words with 动

动HSK 2运动HSK 2动物HSK 3动物园HSK 3运动会HSK 3运动员HSK 3动车HSK 4动作HSK 4感动HSK 4活动HSK 4
不 on its own →
bù · no; not so

HSK words with 不

不HSK 1不要HSK 1不客气HSK 1对不起HSK 1不错HSK 2不好意思HSK 2不但HSK 3不见HSK 3不用HSK 3不同HSK 3

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