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title: "Chudong Meaning: 出动 (to set out) or 触动 (to move)?"
description: "出动 (traditional 出動, chūdòng) means “to set out; to go into action”. Not the chudong you heard? See 触动. Hear its tones, see what 出 and 动 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chudong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 出动 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

出动 chūdòng

## to set out; to go into action

## It can also mean

- to dispatch (troops, rescuers)

## Its characters

1. 出 chū to go out
2. 动 dòng to move

## In a sentence

天一亮，渔民们就出动了。 As soon as day broke, the fishermen set out.

[More about 出动](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%87%BA%E5%8A%A8)

## Other words said chudong

- [触动chùdòngto move](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A7%A6%E5%8A%A8)

## More words with 出 or 动

- [被动 bèidòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beidong)
- [变动 biàndòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biandong)
- [波动 bōdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bodong)
- [不动产 bùdòngchǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budongchan)
- [产出 chǎnchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chanchu)
- [超出 chāochū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaochu)
- [冲动 chōngdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongdong)
- [出版 chūbǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuban)
- [出差 chūchāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuchai)
- [出场 chūchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuchang)

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