活動

Chinese

		to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship	to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act
trad. (活動)		活	動
simp. (活动)		活	动

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huódòng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wut⁶ dung⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fa̍t-thung

(Hailu, HRS): fad^ˋ tung^˖

(Meixian, Guangdong): fad⁶ tung⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): huah⁵ dung³
Eastern Min (BUC): uăk-dông
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): oa̍h-tāng / oa̍h-tǎng

(Teochew, Peng'im): uah⁸ dong⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸weq-don

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huódòng → huódong (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ → ㄏㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄉㄨㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huódo̊ng
  - Wade–Giles: huo²-tung⁵
  - Yale: hwó-dung
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwo.donq
  - Palladius: ходун (xodun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/ → /xu̯ɔ³⁵ d̥ʊŋ³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wut⁶ dung⁶
  - Yale: wuht duhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wut⁹ dung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wud⁶ dung⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːt̚² tʊŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fa̍t-thung
  - Hakka Romanization System: fad tung
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fad⁶ tung⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fat̚⁵ tʰuŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: fad^ˋ tung^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /fat² tʰuŋ³³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: fad⁶ tung⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fat̚⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: huah⁵ dung³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /xuaʔ⁵⁴⁻² tuŋ⁴⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: uăk-dông
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uaʔ⁵⁻²¹ touŋ²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oa̍h-tāng
  - Tâi-lô: ua̍h-tāng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oaqdang
  - IPA (Taipei): /ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ taŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ²²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ²²/
  - IPA (Singapore): /ua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ taŋ²²/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /ua(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² taŋ²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oa̍h-tǎng
  - Tâi-lô: ua̍h-tǎng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ²²/
  - IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /ua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: uah⁸ dong⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ua̍h tŏng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uaʔ⁴⁻² toŋ³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸weq-don
  - MiniDict: weh^入 don
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hhueq-don
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦuəʔ¹¹ doŋ²³/

Verb

活動

to move; to move about
to exercise (to engage in physical activity to improve fitness)
to maneuver; to wangle

Synonyms

(to move): 動彈／动弹 (dòngtán)
(to exercise): 鍛鍊／锻炼 (duànliàn), 健身 (jiànshēn), 運動／运动 (yùndòng)

Noun

活動

(uncountable) activity (condition in which things are happening)
地震活動／地震活动 ― dìzhèn huódòng ― seismic activity

內心活動／内心活动 ― nèixīn huódòng ― innermost thoughts

人類活動導致的氣候變化 [MSC, trad.]
人类活动导致的气候变化 [MSC, simp.]
rénlèi huódòng dǎozhì de qìhòu biànhuà [Pinyin]
human-induced climate change
(countable) activity (a thing that is done); event (Classifier: 項／项 m)
組織活動／组织活动 ― zǔzhī huódòng ― to organize activities

體育活動／体育活动 ― tǐyù huódòng ― sporting activities

募捐活動／募捐活动 ― mùjuān huódòng ― fundraising activity
(countable, uncountable, advertising) promotion; campaign; event (Classifier: 項／项 m)

Adjective

活動

shaky; unstable
flexible; movable

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (活動):

→ Japanese: 活動(かつどう) (katsudō)
→ Korean: 활동(活動) (hwaldong)
→ Vietnamese: hoạt động (活動)

Related terms

行為／行为 (xíngwéi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
活	動
かつ Grade: 2	どう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka̠t͡sɨdo̞ː]

Noun

活(かつ)動(どう) • (katsudō)

activity, work, operation
- 1921, 牧野信一, 失題:
  「あの、活動(かつどう)のならこちらに見本(みほん)がございますから、どうぞ。」
  “Ano, katsudō no nara kochira ni mihon ga gozaimasu kara, dōzo.”
  Um, if you're going to go about that work, you might want to use this as an example.

Derived terms

活動(かつどう)家(か) (katsudōka): activist
活動(かつどう)度(ど) (katsudōdo)
部(ぶ)活動(かつどう) (bukatsudō): extracurricular activity
地下(ちか)活動(かつどう) (chika katsudō): underground activity

Verb

活(かつ)動(どう)する • (katsudō suru) suru (stem 活(かつ)動(どう)し (katsudō shi), past 活(かつ)動(どう)した (katsudō shita))

to act, to operate, to work
- 1914, 夏目漱石, 私の個人主義:
  思(おも)われるのですけれども、実際(じっさい)その通(とお)りに金(かね)が活動(かつどう)する以上(いじょう)は致(いた)し方(かた)がない。
  Omowareru no desu keredomo, jissai sono tōri ni kane ga katsudō suru ijō wa itashikata ga nai.
  I can't help but think that in reality, money cannot act in any other way.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "活動する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	活動し	かつどうし	katsudō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	活動し	かつどうし	katsudō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	活動する	かつどうする	katsudō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	活動する	かつどうする	katsudō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	活動すれ	かつどうすれ	katsudō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	活動せよ¹ 活動しろ²	かつどうせよ¹ かつどうしろ²	katsudō seyo¹ katsudō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	活動される	かつどうされる	katsudō sareru
Causative	活動させる活動さす	かつどうさせるかつどうさす	katsudō saseru katsudō sasu
Potential	活動できる	かつどうできる	katsudō dekiru
Volitional	活動しよう	かつどうしよう	katsudō shiyō
Negative	活動しない	かつどうしない	katsudō shinai
Negative continuative	活動せず	かつどうせず	katsudō sezu
Formal	活動します	かつどうします	katsudō shimasu
Perfective	活動した	かつどうした	katsudō shita
Conjunctive	活動して	かつどうして	katsudō shite
Hypothetical conditional	活動すれば	かつどうすれば	katsudō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
活	動

Noun

活動 • (hwaldong) (hangeul 활동)

hanja form^? of 활동 (“activity”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
活	動

Noun

活動

chữ Hán form of hoạt động (“activity; event”).

Adjective

活動

chữ Hán form of hoạt động (“active”).