运动
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 2
运动 (yùndòng) · sports
运动 (yùndòng) means “sports; exercise; to exercise”. It is written with 2 characters: 运 (to run) + 动 (to move). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 运动 is built
The characters
运 yùn · to run
What 运 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 云yún — (classical) to say
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 云 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
我每天运动一个小时。Wǒ měi tiān yùndòng yī ge xiǎoshí.I exercise for an hour every day.
你喜欢什么运动？Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yùndòng?What sport do you like?
Questions about 运动
What does 运动 mean?
运动 (yùndòng) means “sports; exercise; to exercise”.
How do you pronounce 运动?
运动 is pronounced yùndòng.
Which HSK level is 运动?
运动 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 命运mìngyùnfate
- 幸运xìngyùnlucky
- 运输yùnshūto transport
- 亚运会YàyùnhuìAsian Games
- 运动会yùndònghuìsports meet
- 运动员yùndòngyuánathlete
- 运气yùnqiluck
- 运用yùnyòngto use
- 托运tuōyùnto check in (luggage)
- 运算yùnsuànto calculate
Learn 运动 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 78: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.