Traditional: 動機
动机 (dòng jī) means “motive; motivation”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word (traditional 動機) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
警察正在调查犯罪动机。
Jǐngchá zhèngzài diàochá fànzuì dòngjī.
The police are investigating the criminal motive.
Updated: 2026-05-27