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一動不動

简 一动不动 · 繁 一動不動
Mandarin · pinyin yī dòng bù dòng

Meanings

  1. motionless
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Characters in this entry

一
yī · one; a, an; alone
動
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
动
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
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1–4–4–4 · yi1 dong4 bu4 dong4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to not move an inch; to be perfectly still

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