动身 dòngshēn▶ Dejar, salir

Stroke order

动身 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 动 — 6 strokes
• 身 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. to go on a journey
2. to leave

Related words

• 举动Mover; mudarse
• 冲动impulso
• 出身Nacimiento
• 动力poder, motivación
• 动员movilización
• 动态dinámico

动身 is pronounced dòngshēn and means “Dejar, salir”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 动身 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.