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带动 (dài dòng) — to drive; to spur; to provide impetus (economic growth, development, etc.)

Definition

带动 means to spur or drive something forward by leading it along — one leading factor pulling others with it. Often used for economic or development contexts, more active than 推动.

verb
to driveto spurto provide impetus (economic growth, development, etc.)

Examples

  • 带动。
    Zhè xiàng zhèng cè dài dòng le dāng dì lǚ yóu yè de fā zhǎn.
    This policy spurred the development of local tourism.
  • 带动。
    Xīn jì shù de tuī guǎng dài dòng le xǔ duō háng yè de jìn bù.
    The promotion of new technology drove progress in many industries.
  • 带动。
    Xiāo fèi xū qiú néng dài dòng jīng jì zēng zhǎng.
    Consumer demand can spur economic growth.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

带dàilead/drive
动dòngmove

带 means lead or drive, and 动 means move; together they describe pushing something into motion or growth.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
重
重zhòng動dòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

Open 动 →
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