带动 dàidòng to spur
to spur; to provide impetus; to drive
How to remember 带动: 带 belt + 动 move = to spur.
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How it is used
- To drive/spur other things forward: 带动经济发展 (dàidòng jīngjì fāzhǎn) drive economic growth.
- One strong factor pulls others along with it; common in development and policy language.
- Contrast 推动 (tuīdòng, push forward) - 带动 implies leading others along in your wake.