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title: "Dadong Meaning: 打动 (dǎdòng) Means “to move”"
description: "打动 (traditional 打動, dǎdòng) means “to move; to touch (emotionally)”. Hear its tones, see what 打 and 动 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 打动 mean?

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打动 dǎdòng

## to move; to touch (emotionally)

## Its characters

1. 打 dǎ to hit
2. 动 dòng to move

## In a sentence

他的真诚打动了所有人。 His sincerity moved everyone.

虽然只是复制品，人们看了，还是会被这些字的美**打动**。

From [王羲之和《兰亭序》 · Wang Xizhi and the Orchid Pavilion Preface](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/wang-xizhi-orchid-pavilion-preface#library-word-765-767)

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## More words with 打 or 动

- [被动 bèidòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beidong)
- [变动 biàndòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biandong)
- [拨打 bōdǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/boda)
- [波动 bōdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bodong)
- [不动产 bùdòngchǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budongchan)
- [冲动 chōngdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongdong)
- [出动 chūdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chudong)
- [打败 dǎbài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabai)
- [打扮 dǎban](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daban)
- [打包 dǎbāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabao)

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