动
机

Motive in Chinese: 动机 (dòng jī)

dòng jī

motive

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 動機1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1motive; motivation

Stroke order

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动
机

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄥˋ

dòng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧ

jī

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

动机

Simplified

動機

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我不明白他这样做的动机是什么。

    wǒ bù míng bái tā zhè yàng zuò de dòng jī shì shén me。

    I don't understand his motive for doing this.

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Related words

动

dòng

(of sth) to move

飞机

fēi jī

airplane

机场

jī chǎng

airport

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

运动

yùn dòng

to move

动物

dòng wù

animal

机会

jī huì

opportunity

司机

sī jī

chauffeur

动作

dòng zuò

movement

感动

gǎn dòng

to move (sb)

活动

huó dòng

to exercise

激动

jī dòng

to move emotionally

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