Common Usage & Traps
- 运动 — sports / exercise / movement
- 运气 — luck
- 运东西 — to transport things
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运好运气好To say 'good luck', you need the full noun 运气, not just 运.
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做运动运动运动 is both noun and verb; adding 做 is redundant and unnatural.
运
Origin & Mnemonic:
To move, transport, or turn things along a path. To ship or carry goods; luck, fate, or fortune in life. A walking path (辶) with clouds (云): goods and luck drift along like clouds.
What is the difference between 运 and 远?
运 means transport or luck; 远 means far.
Both characters share the 辶 walking radical, but their right sides differ: 运 has 云 (cloud) and 远 has 元 (origin). 运 is about movement of goods or fortune, while 远 describes distance.
| Dimension | 运 | 远 |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | transport, luck, motion | far, distant |
| Right component | 云 (cloud) | 元 (origin) |
| Example | 运动 (sports) | 很远 (very far) |
Can 运 be used alone as a word?
No, 运 is usually bound and needs a partner like 动 or 气.
In modern Mandarin, 运 rarely stands alone as a complete word. It appears in compounds such as 运动 (sports) or 运气 (luck). Using it by itself sounds incomplete.
| Dimension | Natural | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Word usage | 运动 (sports) | 运 (alone) |
| Meaning | clear compound meaning | ambiguous or incomplete |
| Example sentence | 我喜欢运动。 | 我喜欢运。 |
Appears in Stories 1 story
In this dialogue, two people chat while waiting outside a cinema. You'll hear common phrases for talking about hobbies, sports, and movie preferences.
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Ｂ：因为我不喜欢 运动 ，所以这两个我都不喜欢。
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