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title: "Shoudong Meaning: 手动 (shǒudòng) Means “manual”"
description: "手动 (traditional 手動, shǒudòng) means “manual; manually operated”. Hear its tones, see what 手 and 动 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shoudong"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 手动 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

手动 shǒudòng

## manual; manually operated

## It can also mean

- (slang) manually; by oneself

## Its characters

1. 手 shǒu hand
2. 动 dòng to move

## In a sentence

这扇门需要手动打开。 This door has to be opened manually.

[More about 手动](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%8B%E5%8A%A8)

## More words with 手 or 动

- [把手 bǎshou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bashou)
- [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)
- [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)
- [电动 diàndòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diandong)

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