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出动 (chū dòng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

出动 (chū dòng) is a Chinese word: to dispatch, to send out (troops/personnel). This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 出动

动 dòng verb

to dispatch, to send out (troops/personnel)

警察出动了三十名警员维持秩序。

jǐng chá chū dòng le sān shí míng jǐng yuán wéi chí zhì xù

The police dispatched thirty officers to maintain order.

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Word breakdown

出 chū — to go out, to dispatch outward

动 dòng — to move into action, to mobilize

Structure & writing
1 出 chū — to go out; from inside to outside (opposite of 进/入)
出 is a component in 4 characters

consists of

1.1 屮 chè — sprout just emerging from the ground
屮 is a component in 2 characters

Stroke order

2 动 dòng — to move; to change position or leave a state of rest (opposite of '静')

动 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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Stroke order