How to say “event” in Chinese

活动

huódòng

event; move

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Art and the stage”

“Event” in Chinese is 活动, huó dòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

活动 is read huó dòng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

huó — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

dòng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

活

huó — live; alive

On the left, 氵 “water”.

动

dòng — move

On the right, 力 “strength”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “活动”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 活动. Tap the sound icon to listen.

学校周末有很多有趣的活动xuéxiàozhōumòyǒuhěnduōyǒuqùdehuódòngThere are lots of fun events at school on the weekend.
为了避免受伤，运动前要做准备活动。wèilebìmiǎnshòushāng,yùndòngqiányàozuòzhǔnbèihuódòngTo avoid getting injured, you need to warm up before exercising.
你平时有什么休闲活动？nǐpíngshíyǒushénmexiūxiánhuódòngWhat do you usually do in your leisure time?
孩子应该多在户外活动háiziyīnggāiduōzàihùwàihuódòngKids should be more active outdoors.
这个活动吸引了各行各业的人zhègehuódòngxīyǐnlegèhánggèyèderénThis event attracted people from all walks of life.
这次活动是谁组织的？zhècìhuódòngshìshéizǔzhīdeWho organized this event?

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “event” in Chinese?

“Event” in Chinese is 活动, pinyin huódòng.

What does 活动 mean?

活动 (huódòng) means “event; move”.

How do you write 活动?

活动 is 2 characters: 活 (huó) — live; alive; 动 (dòng) — move. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 活动?

活动 is read huódòng. Tones: huó — second tone, dòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“event” in the lesson “Radio and news”

This word is from the topic “Art and the stage” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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