Dictionary/动不动

动不动 動不動

动不动 dòng bu dòng

ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
AdvHSK 7-9TOCFL L4core 10k
1at the drop of a hat
2(typically followed by 就) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc)

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动不动

Example

tā他dòng bu dòng动不动jiù就fā pí qì发脾气，suǒ yǐ所以rén rén人人dōu都pà怕le了tā他。
他动不动就发脾气，所以人人都怕了他。
He loses his temper so easily that everybody avoids him.

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