Chinese word

互动

Pronunciation

Pinyinhù dòng

Meaning

  • verbinteract

Example

老师和学生在课堂上经常互动。lǎo shī hé xué shēng zài kè táng shàng jīng cháng hù dòng

The teacher and students often interact in class.

Illustration for 互动 (interact)

More examples

孩子们通过游戏与老师互动，学习更主动。hái zi men tōng guò yóu xì yǔ lǎo shī hù dòng xué xí gèng zhǔ dòng

Children learn more actively by interacting with their teacher through games.

Core concept

People or groups sending responses back and forth rather than communicating in only one direction.

Common phrases

  • 在会议上互动zài huì yì shàng hù dòng

    interact at meetings

  • 与同事互动yǔ tóng shì hù dòng

    interact with colleagues

  • 与客户互动yǔ kè hù hù dòng

    interact with customers

Similar words

交流jiāo liú: To exchange ideas or information with other people.
沟通gōu tōng: To convey thoughts or feelings so that both sides understand.
联系lián xì: To contact someone by phone, email, or another means.
交往jiāo wǎng: To keep in regular contact and spend time with someone.

Definition in Chinese

在人与人之间通过语言、行为或媒介互相回应、交换信息的动作或过程zài rén yǔ rén zhī jiān tōng guò yǔ yán xíng wéi huò méi jiè hù xiāng huí yìng jiāo huàn xìn xī de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

The characters 互 (hù, "mutual") + 动 (dòng, "move") combine to present action as something shared and returned between people or systems.

Usage tips

  • The same form 互动 (hùdòng, "interaction") serves as a verb for the activity and a noun for the exchange, so Chinese can describe classroom interaction without changing to a separate English noun.

Other meanings

  • interactionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 互动环节hù dòng huán jiéinteractive segmentnoun
  • 互动平台hù dòng píng táiinteractive platformnoun

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