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title: "Dongyuan Meaning: 动员 (dòngyuán) Means “to mobilize”"
description: "动员 (traditional 動員, dòngyuán) means “to mobilize; mobilization”. Hear its tones, see what 动 and 员 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongyuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 动员 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

动员 dòngyuán

## to mobilize; mobilization

## Its characters

1. 动 dòng to move
2. 员 yuán person

## In a sentence

学校动员大家参加植树活动。 The school mobilized everyone to take part in tree planting.

[More about 动员](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%A8%E5%91%98)

## More words with 动 or 员

- [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)
- [裁员 cáiyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caiyuan)
- [成员 chéngyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengyuan)
- [冲动 chōngdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongdong)
- [出动 chūdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chudong)
- [打动 dǎdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadong)
- [带动 dàidòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daidong)

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