動不動

dòng bú dòng

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Adverb

Definition

  1. (typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc)
  2. at the drop of a hat

Stroke order

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Example

這個孩子動不動就哭。

This child cries at the slightest thing.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).