daa2 dung6打動打动
Jyutpingdaa2 dung6
Yaledá duhng
Definition
To move someone emotionally; to touch someone's heart.
colloquialemotionpeople
How it's used
Focuses on the process of changing someone's mind or feelings through sincere actions or words. It often implies a successful result, as shown by the frequent use of the resultative particle 得到 or 倒. It is slightly more formal than simply saying 令人感動, making it common in romantic contexts or persuasive speeches.
Examples
The story he told really moved me.
Do you have any way to move him?
Related words
Common phrases
to touch people's hearts
to win someone's heart
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 感動, which is an adjective or intransitive verb describing the state of being moved. You can be 感動 by a movie, but you use 打動 when you are the agent trying to influence someone else's heart or decision.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
