Chinese word

机动

Pronunciation

Pinyinjī dòng

Meaning

  • adjectiveflexible

Example

公司需要机动的策略来应对市场变化。gōng sī xū yào jī dòng de cè lüè lái yìng duì shì chǎng biàn huà

The company needs flexible strategies to respond to market changes.

Illustration for 机动 (flexible)

More examples

面对突发事件，指挥中心需要机动的调配人员。miàn duì tū fā shì jiàn zhǐ huī zhōng xīn xū yào jī dòng de diào pèi rén yuán

Faced with an emergency, the command center needs flexible allocation of personnel.

Core concept

Action or planning that can change direction, position, or use quickly when circumstances shift.

Common phrases

  • 机动的调配jī dòng de diào pèi

    flexible allocation

  • 机动的调整jī dòng de tiáo zhěng

    flexible adjustment

  • 机动的机制jī dòng de jī zhì

    flexible mechanism

Similar words

灵活líng huó: Able to adapt ways of working or plans smoothly when conditions change.
机敏jī mǐn: Alert, quick to react, and sharp in judgment.
敏捷mǐn jié: Moving or operating quickly with nimble control.

Definition in Chinese

可以快速调整以适应变化的行动或安排，侧重灵活调配与即时应对。ké yǐ kuài sù tiáo zhěng yǐ shì yìng biàn huà de xíng dòng huò ān pái cè zhòng líng huó diào pèi yǔ jí shí yìng duì

Word origin

机动 (jīdòng, "flexible movement") is formed from 机 (jī, "machine") and 动 (dòng, "to move"), and its modern adaptable sense grows from the image of movement that can be redirected rather than fixed.

Usage tips

  • In everyday planning language, it often modifies time, staff, money, or arrangements held available for changing needs, giving it a practical management tone.

Other meanings

  • mobilitynoun
  • maneuverabilitynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 机动部队jī dòng bù duìmobile unitnoun
  • 机动资金jī dòng zī jīnflexible fundsnoun

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