"Every movement" in Chinese — 一举一动 (yī jǔ yī dòng)

一

举

一

动

yī jǔ yī dòng

every movement

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 一舉一動1 example sentence

Definitions

1every movement; each and every move

Stroke order

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一

举

一

动

Zhuyin

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄐㄩˇ

jǔ

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üˇ/ third tone

ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄉㄨㄥˋ

dòng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

一举一动

Simplified

一舉一動

Traditional

Example sentences

See 一举一动 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

妈妈关注着孩子的一举一动。
mā ma guān zhù zhe hái zi de yì jǔ yí dòng。
The mother pays attention to the child's every move.

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Related words

一

yī

one

举

jǔ

to lift

动

dòng

(of sth) to move

第一

dì yī

first

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

运动

yùn dòng

to move

动物

dòng wù

animal

举行

jǔ xíng

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

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Every movement in Chinese: 一举一动 (yī jǔ yī dòng)