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互动 (hù dòng) — to interact

Definition

互动 focuses on two-way exchange of actions or feedback, often with an audience or technology (e.g., viewers, apps). 交流 is about communicating ideas or information, 相处 is about people getting along over time.

verb
to interact
Easily confused

Examples

  • 互动。
    Xué shēng men zài kè táng shàng yǔ lǎo shī jī jí hù dòng.
    The students actively interact with the teacher in class.
  • 互动。
    Zhè ge jié mù yāo qǐng guān zhòng tōng guò shǒu jī hù dòng.
    This program invites viewers to interact via their phones.
  • ，互动。
    Zài xiǎo zǔ tǎo lùn zhōng, dà jiā xū yào hù xiāng hù dòng.
    In group discussions, everyone needs to interact with each other.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

互hùmutual
动dòngaction

互 gives the mutual sense, and 动 gives the action, together meaning acting together.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The form 互 is a tooth shape with a distinguishing mark added.

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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.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5Communication & Speech

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