动作

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The Chinese word 动作 (dòngzuò) for "action" or "movement" is composed of two characters: 动 (dòng) and 作 (zuò). The character 动 originally meant "to move" or "to shake", and it is often used in verbs that describe physical movement, such as 走 (zǒu, "to walk"), 跑 (pǎo, "to run"), and 跳 (tiào, "to jump"). The character 作 originally meant "to do" or "to make", and it is often used in verbs that describe actions or activities, such as 写 (xiě, "to write"), 画 (huà, "to draw"), and 唱 (chàng, "to sing"). When these two characters are combined to form 动作, the meaning becomes more specific to "action" or "movement", encompassing both physical movement and actions or activities in general.