动作
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 4
动作 (dòngzuò) · action
动作 (dòngzuò) means “action; movement”. It is written with 2 characters: 动 (to move) + 作 (to make). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 动作 is built
The characters
动 dòng · to move
What 动 is made of
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
作 zuò · to make
What 作 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 乍zhà — first time
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 下xià — down
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的动作很快。Tā de dòngzuò hěn kuài.His movements are very quick.
这个动作难不难？Zhège dòngzuò nán bù nán?Is this movement difficult?
Questions about 动作
What does 动作 mean?
动作 (dòngzuò) means “action; movement”.
How do you pronounce 动作?
动作 is pronounced dòngzuò.
Which HSK level is 动作?
动作 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 动物dòngwùanimal
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
- 感动gǎndòngto move (emotionally)
- 活动huódòngactivity
- 行动xíngdòngaction
- 运动yùndòngsports
- 带动dàidòngto drive
- 动力dònglìmotivation
- 动人dòngrénmoving
- 发动fādòngto start (an engine)
Learn 动作 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.