打动 dǎdòng to move (to pity)
to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching
How to remember 打动: 打 hit + 动 move = to move (to pity).
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How it is used
- To move / touch (emotionally): 打动人心 (dǎdòng rénxīn) to touch people's hearts, 被故事打动 (moved by the story).
- About stirring someone's feelings so they respond.
- Compare 感动 (gǎndòng, to be moved, focuses on the felt state); 打动 focuses on the act of moving someone.
Example sentences
- 他的演说打动了我们。 Tā de yǎnshuō dǎdòng le wǒmen.His speech moved us.