滑动 (huá dòng) — to slide, to glide

Definition

滑动 (huádòng) emphasizes smooth, continuous movement along a surface (sliding a finger on a screen, a sliding door). Use 滑 (huá) alone for the simpler sense of slipping or gliding; 滚动 (gǔndòng) is for rolling or scrolling.

verb
to slideto glide

Examples

  • 滑动。
    Qǐng yòng shǒu zhǐ zài píng mù shàng huá dòng.
    Please slide your finger on the screen.
  • 滑动。
    Zhè shàn mén kě yǐ zuǒ yòu huá dòng.
    This door can slide left and right.
  • 滑动。
    Tā zài bīng miàn shàng huá dòng le yí duàn jù lí.
    He slid a distance on the ice.

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.

滑huásmooth
动dòngmove

滑 gives the smoothness, and 动 is the motion.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
骨
骨gǔ滑huá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

滑 pairs 水 (water) with 骨, which gives the sound.

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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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