Chinese symbol for “spur”
带动
dài dòng
Traditional: 帶動
to spur; to provide impetus; to drive
The closest CC-CEDICT match for spur is 带动 (dài dòng), defined as: to spur; to provide impetus; to drive.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “spur”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 马刺 (馬刺) | mǎ cì | spur (on riding boots) |
| 促使 | cù shǐ | to prompt; to induce; to spur |
| 骨刺 | gǔ cì | spur; bony outgrowth |
| 距 | jù | to be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from; (bound form) distance |
| 支线 (支線) | zhī xiàn | branch line; side road |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 带动.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 带来 (帶來) | dài lái | to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce |
| 一带 (一帶) | yī dài | region; area |
| 带领 (帶領) | dài lǐng | to guide; to lead |
| 带有 (帶有) | dài yǒu | to have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation et |
| 热带 (熱帶) | rè dài | the tropics; tropical |
| 活动 (活動) | huó dòng | to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc) |
| 运动 (運動) | yùn dòng | to move; to exercise |
| 行动 (行動) | xíng dòng | operation; action |
See also: Japanese symbol for “spur”.
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