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Gan Dong - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Touching" in Mandarin Chinese

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Gan Dong

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Meaning

to move (sb); to touch; moving

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►gǎn dòng
Tone numbers: gan3 dong4

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 感動
Simplified: 感动

First Character: 感 (gǎn) – to feel; to move; to touch; to affect
Second Character: 動 (dòng) – to use; to act; to move; to change

Examples of Gǎn Dòng

Audio files are marked with ►

Wǒ bèi tā de yǎnshuō gǎndòng le.
trad - 我被她的演說感動了。
simp - 我被她的演说感动了。
I was moved by her speech.

Zhè shì yī bù gǎndòng rénxīn de hǎo diànyǐng.
trad - 這是一部感動人心的好電影。
simp - 这是一部感动人心的好电影。
This movie is very touching.

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