move; stir; budge
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to move; to stir; to budge (of people, animals, or rotatable/movable things)
Frequently used in negative constructions such as 动弹不得 (unable to move/budge) to indicate numbness, stiffness, or being trapped.
Liǎng两
jiǎo脚
fā发
mù木
，
dòng动
tan弹
bù不
dé得
。
Both feet were numb and couldn't move.
Fēng风
chē车
bù不
dòng动
tan弹
le了
。
The windmill isn't turning anymore.
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Tā他
shuāi摔
de得
hěn很
zhòng重
，
téng疼
de得
dòng动
tan弹
bù不
liǎo了
。
He fell hard and hurt too much to move.
Xiāng箱
zi子
tài太
zhòng重
le了
，
wǒ我
yī一
gè个
rén人
tuī推
de得
dòng动
，
dàn但
tái抬
bù不
dòng动
tan弹
。
The box is too heavy; I can push it alone, but I can't lift it.