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To go on a journey in Chinese: 动身 (dòng shēn)

dòng shēn

to go on a journey

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 動身1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to go on a journey
  2. 2to leave

Stroke order

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身

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ㄉㄨㄥˋ

dòng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄣ

shēn

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

动身

Simplified

動身

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们明天一早就动身去北方。

    wǒ men míng tiān yì zǎo jiù dòng shēn qù běi fāng。

    We will set off for the north first thing tomorrow morning.

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Related words

动

dòng

(of sth) to move

身体

shēn tǐ

the body

运动

yùn dòng

to move

动物

dòng wù

animal

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

主动

zhǔ dòng

to take the initiative

劳动

láo dòng

work

身材

shēn cái

stature

身份

shēn fèn

identity

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