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生动

Traditional: 生動

shēng dòng

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 5

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shēng dòng · saang1 dung6 (Jyutping)

  1. (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

生

Meaning
life, living, lifetime; birth
Radical
生
Strokes
5
Components
⿻一土
Cangjie
HQM
Four-corner
2510.0

动

Meaning
move, happen; movement, action
Radical
力
Strokes
6
Components
⿰云力
Cangjie
MIKS
Four-corner
1472

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