📘 Lernkarte #2702 — 运动 (yùndòng)
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 运动
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Pinyin: yùndòng
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IPA: [ŷn tʊ̂ŋ]
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Tone: 🟣 4 + 🟣 4
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Meaning: exercise; sport; movement
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Semantic class: noun / verb
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HSK: 2
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Frequency: extremely high (daily life, health, school)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
运动 (yùndòng) means exercise / sports. As a verb, it means to exercise / do sports.
More broadly, it can also mean movement (physical motion).
DE:
运动 (yùndòng) bedeutet Sport / Bewegung.
Als Verb: Sport treiben / sich bewegen.
运 = to move / transport
动 = to move
➡️ 运动 = movement of the body
🔗 Common Collocations
| Hanzi |
Pinyin |
English |
Deutsch |
| 做运动 |
zuò yùndòng |
do exercise |
Sport treiben |
| 运动身体 |
yùndòng shēntǐ |
exercise the body |
den Körper bewegen |
| 体育运动 |
tǐyù yùndòng |
sports |
Sport |
| 户外运动 |
hùwài yùndòng |
outdoor sports |
Outdoorsport |
| 运动员 |
yùndòngyuán |
athlete |
Sportler |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
运动 (yùndòng) is the standard word for exercise and sports in Mandarin.
Typical usage
habit
我每天做运动。
Wǒ měitiān zuò yùndòng.
I exercise every day.
health
运动对身体很好。
Yùndòng duì shēntǐ hěn hǎo.
Exercise is very good for the body.
sports
他喜欢各种运动。
Tā xǐhuān gè zhǒng yùndòng.
He likes all kinds of sports.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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common verbs: 做 / 进行
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neutral, everyday word
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also used in abstract senses (e.g. 社会运动 social movement)
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
运动 (yùndòng) ist das Grundwort für Sport und Bewegung.
Typische Verwendung
Alltag
你常常运动吗？
Nǐ chángcháng yùndòng ma?
Treibst du oft Sport?
Gesundheit
多运动一点儿。
Duō yùndòng yìdiǎnr.
Beweg dich ein bisschen mehr.
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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sehr häufig in Schule & Alltag
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neutraler Stil
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nicht mit 动作 (Bewegung/Aktion) verwechseln
🌟 COMPARISON — 运动 vs similar words
| Meaning |
Pinyin |
Hanzi |
Note |
| exercise / sports |
yùndòng |
运动 |
general |
| sport (specific) |
tǐyù |
体育 |
institutional |
| action |
dòngzuò |
动作 |
specific movement |
| exercise (practice) |
liànxí |
练习 |
training |
| health |
jiànkāng |
健康 |
related concept |
01｜Syllable Analysis — yùn · dòng
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yùn — IPA [ŷn] — Tone 4 — move
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dòng — IPA [tʊ̂ŋ] — Tone 4 — motion
Tone pattern: 4 → 4
→ strong, active movement
02｜Mnemonics — 运动
| Category |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning link |
body movement |
Körperbewegung |
| Tone link |
strong → strong |
aktiv |
| Visual |
running person |
laufende Person |
| Memory tip |
“move-move” |
„Bewegung pur“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 运动
| Focus |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning |
exercise / sports |
Sport / Bewegung |
| Usage |
health, daily life |
Gesundheit, Alltag |
| Tone |
4 + 4 |
4. + 4. Ton |
| Register |
neutral |
neutral |
| Frequency |
extremely high |
extrem hoch |
❌ Common Learner Notes
❌ 运动 = 做动作 ❌ (sport ≠ single action)
❌ 运动 only noun ❌ (also verb)
✅ 做运动 ✔️
✅ 爱运动 ✔️
✅ 多运动 ✔️
✅ Fazit #2702 — 运动 (yùndòng)
EN:
A core high-frequency word meaning exercise / sports, essential for health and everyday conversation.
DE:
Ein zentrales Hochfrequenzwort für Sport / Bewegung, unverzichtbar im Alltag.