慢慢 màn màn slowly / gradually syn 挪开 挪開 nuó kāi to move (sth) aside / to step aside / to move over (when sitting on a bench) / to shift (one's gaze) 缓缓 緩緩 huǎn huǎn slowly / unhurriedly / little by little syn 摸索 mō suo to feel about / to grope about / to fumble / to do things slowly syn 一举 一舉 yī jǔ a move / an action / in one move / at a stroke / in one go syn 搬动 搬動 bān dòng to move (sth) around / to move house syn 冉冉 rǎn rǎn gradually / slowly / (of branches or hair) softly drooping syn 徐徐 xú xú slowly / gently syn 渐进 漸進 jiàn jìn progress step by step / gradual progress / to move forward (slowly) syn 姗姗来迟 姍姍來遲 shān shān lái chí to be late / to arrive slowly / to be slow in the coming syn 缓步 緩步 huǎn bù to walk slowly / to amble along / gradually / slowly syn 移师 移師 yí shī to move troops to / (fig.) to move to / to shift to 游走 遊走 yóu zǒu to wander about / to roam / to move back and forth between (government and academia, two or more countries etc) / to flow through (a circuit, a network, the body) / to skirt (the border of legality) / (of a singer's voice) to move within its range / (of a stock price) to fluctuate within (a range) 腾挪 騰挪 téng nuó to move / to shift / to move out of the way / to divert (money etc) to a different purpose syn 搬 bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself) / to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) / to shift / to copy indiscriminately syn 嘘 噓 xū to exhale slowly / to hiss / hush! syn 蹭 céng to rub against / to walk slowly / to freeload (colloquial) syn 蹭 cèng to rub against / to walk slowly / (coll.) to freeload syn 徐 xú slowly / gently syn 煲 bāo to cook slowly over a low flame / pot / saucepan syn 讷 訥 nè to speak slowly / inarticulate 徐步 xú bù to stroll / to walk slowly syn 就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn 走 zǒu to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning) syn 动 動 dòng (of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb syn 行动 行動 xíng dòng operation / action / CL:個|个[ge4] / to move about / mobile syn 感 gǎn to feel / to move / to touch / to affect / feeling / emotion / (suffix) sense of ~ syn 动作 動作 dòng zuò movement / motion / action (CL:個|个[ge4]) / to act / to move syn 活动 活動 huó dòng to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 激动 激動 jī dòng to move emotionally / to stir up (emotions) / to excite syn 运动 運動 yùn dòng to move / to exercise / sports / exercise / motion / movement / campaign / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 调 調 diào to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody syn 流 liú to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade syn 走开 走開 zǒu kāi to leave / to walk away / to beat it / to move aside syn 移动 移動 yí dòng to move / movement / migration / mobile / portable syn 运 運 yùn to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate syn 情感 qíng gǎn feeling / emotion / to move (emotionally) syn 搬家 bān jiā to move house / to relocate / to remove (sth) syn 感动 感動 gǎn dòng to move (sb) / to touch (sb emotionally) / moving syn 举动 舉動 jǔ dòng act / action / activity / move / movement syn 走向 zǒu xiàng direction / strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) / inclination / trend / to move towards / to head for 着 著 zhāo a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick / tactic / (dialect) okay / all right / (dialect) to put in / to add syn 打动 打動 dǎ dòng to move (to pity) / arousing (sympathy) / touching syn 运行 運行 yùn xíng (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run syn 上网 上網 shàng wǎng to go online / to connect to the Internet / (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet / (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net 乱动 亂動 luàn dòng to fiddle with / to tamper with / to meddle with / to move randomly / to flail about 靠边 靠邊 kào biān to keep to the side / to pull over / move aside! syn 开动 開動 kāi dòng to start / to set in motion / to move / to march / to dig in (eating) / to tuck in (eating) syn 转动 轉動 zhuàn dòng to rotate (about an axis) / to revolve / to turn / to move in a circle / to gyrate syn 走动 走動 zǒu dòng to walk around / to move about / to stretch one's legs / to go for a walk / to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) / to visit one another / to socialize / to pay a visit (go to the toilet) syn 触动 觸動 chù dòng to touch / to stir up (trouble or emotions) / to move (sb's emotions or worry) syn 花招 huā zhāo trick / maneuver / razzle-dazzle / (martial arts) fancy move / flourish syn 失手 shī shǒu a slip / miscalculation / unwise move / accidentally / by mistake / to lose control / to be defeated syn 一举一动 一舉一動 yī jǔ yī dòng every movement / each and every move syn 摆弄 擺弄 bǎi nòng to move back and forth / to fiddle with syn 起伏 qǐ fú to move up and down / to undulate / ups and downs syn 摆动 擺動 bǎi dòng to sway / to swing / to move back and forth / to oscillate syn 招数 招數 zhāo shù move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4] syn 奔波 bēn bō to rush about / to be constantly on the move syn 迁徙 遷徙 qiān xǐ to migrate / to move syn 挪动 挪動 nuó dòng to move / to shift syn 打法 dǎ fǎ to play (a card) / to make a move in a game 移居 yí jū to migrate / to move to a new place of residence syn 乔迁 喬遷 qiáo qiān to move (to a superior place) / promotion syn 迁移 遷移 qiān yí to migrate / to move syn 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction syn 律动 律動 lǜ dòng rhythm / to move rhythmically 举措 舉措 jǔ cuò move / act / measure syn 绝招 絕招 jué zhāo unique skill / unexpected tricky move (as a last resort) / masterstroke / finishing blow syn 搬迁 搬遷 bān qiān to move / to relocate / removal syn 上进 上進 shàng jìn to make progress / to do better / fig. ambitious to improve oneself / to move forwards syn 手舞足蹈 shǒu wǔ zú dǎo lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs syn 退让 退讓 tuì ràng to move aside / to get out of the way / to back down / to concede syn 纵横 縱橫 zòng héng lit. warp and weft in weaving / vertically and horizontal / length and breadth / criss-crossed / able to move unhindered / abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) syn 高招 gāo zhāo wise move / masterstroke / bright ideas syn 游牧 遊牧 yóu mù nomadic / to move about in search of pasture / to rove around as a nomad 流转 流轉 liú zhuǎn to be on the move / to roam or wander / to circulate (of goods or capital) syn 妙手 miào shǒu miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋 syn 侧身 側身 cè shēn (to stand or move) sideways syn 上坡 shàng pō uphill / upslope / to move upwards / to climb a slope 游动 游動 yóu dòng to move about / to go from place to place / roving / mobile 翻动 翻動 fān dòng to flip over / to turn (a page) / to scroll (an electronic document) / to stir (food in a pot etc) / to move things about / to rummage syn 纹丝不动 紋絲不動 wén sī bù dòng to not move a single jot (idiom) syn 失策 shī cè to blunder / to miscalculate / miscalculation / unwise (move) syn 调任 調任 diào rèn to transfer / to move to another post 拨弄 撥弄 bō nòng to move to and fro (with hand, foot, stick etc) / to fiddle with / to stir up syn 一举两得 一舉兩得 yī jǔ liǎng dé one move, two gains (idiom) / two birds with one stone syn 出奇制胜 出奇制勝 chū qí zhì shèng to win by a surprise move syn 周而复始 週而復始 zhōu ér fù shǐ lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom) / to move in circles / the wheel comes full circle syn 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation syn 举棋不定 舉棋不定 jǔ qí bù dìng to hesitate over what move to make (idiom) / to waver / to shilly-shally syn 拨动 撥動 bō dòng to stir / to prod / to poke / to move sideways / to strum (on a guitar etc) syn 迁居 遷居 qiān jū to move (from one residence to another) syn 感召 gǎn zhào to move and appeal / to rally to a cause / to impel / to inspire syn 轻手轻脚 輕手輕腳 qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo (to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom) syn 迁入 遷入 qiān rù to move in (to new lodging) 联动 聯動 lián dòng (of the parts of a machine) to move together / to act in coordination / to be coupled / linkage 游弋 遊弋 yóu yì (of a naval vessel) to cruise / to patrol / (of ducks, boats etc) to move about on a lake or river etc syn