🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

运动

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yùndòng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Movement/ˈmuːv.mənt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #600 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"民权运动改变了历史。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An act of moving or changing physical position or place.

    "He made a sudden movement that startled the bird."
  2. 2

    A group of people working together to advance a shared political, social, or artistic idea.

    "The environmental movement has gained significant global momentum."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'movement' originates from the Latin 'movimentum', which means 'a moving, motion'. It evolved through Old French 'movemente' before entering Middle English as 'movement' in the late 14th century, reflecting the act of changing position or place.

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