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摇头 (yáo tóu): To shake one's head (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

摇头 consists of 2 characters.

shake; wave; rock; turn

Example Sentences with 摇头

tā他

wú无

nài奈

dì地

yáo摇

le了

yáo摇

tóu头

。

He shook his head helplessly

tā他

yáo摇

tóu头

biǎo表

shì示

bù不

tóng同

yì意

zhè这

tā他

wú无

nài奈

dì地

yáo摇

yáo摇

tóu头

，

jiē接

shòu

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tā她

bù不

xiè屑

dì地

yáo摇

le了

yáo摇

ge个

tí提

yì议

。

He shook his head to disagree with the proposal

受

le了

zhè这

ge个

jié结

guǒ果

。

He shook his head helplessly and accepted the outcome.

tóu头

，

jué觉

de得

zhè这

ge个

zhǔ主

yì意

tài太

yòu幼

zhì稚

。

She shook her head disdainfully, thinking the idea was too childish.

miàn面

duì对

lǎo老

shī师

de的

tí提

wèn问

，

tā他

lián连

lián连

yáo摇

tóu头

biǎo表

shì示

bù不

zhī知

dào道

。

Facing the teacher's question, he shook his head repeatedly to show he didn't know.

dāng当

jì计

huà划

zài再

cì次

shī失

bài败

shí时

，

tā他

kǔ苦

xiào笑

zhe着

yáo摇

le了

yáo摇

tóu头

，

jì继

xù续

nǔ努

lì力

。

When the plan failed again, he shook his head with a bitter smile and kept trying.

nǐ你

gāng刚

cái才

wèi为

shén什

me么

nà那

me么

shǐ使

jìn劲

ér儿

dì地

yáo摇

tóu头

？

Why did you shake your head so hard just now?

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

shù竖

qǐ起

mǔ拇

zhǐ指

，

ér而

shì是

qīng轻

qīng轻

yáo摇

le了

yáo摇

tóu头

。

He did not give a thumbs-up; instead, he gently shook his head.

tā他

kùn困

huò惑

dì地

yáo摇

le了

yáo摇

tóu头

，

wú无

fǎ法

lǐ理

jiě解

zhè这

ge个

chōu抽

xiàng象

de的

lǐ理

lùn论

。

He shook his head in confusion, unable to understand this abstract theory.

tā她

xiān先

shì是

yáo摇

tóu头

shì示

yì意

bù不

zhī知

qíng情

，

suí随

hòu后

yòu又

yòng用

yǎn眼

shén神

àn暗

shì示

wǒ我

lí离

kāi开

。

First, she shook her head to signal she didn't know, and then she used her eyes to hint for me to leave.

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摇晃yáo huàng
摇滚yáo gǔn
摇篮yáo lán
摇摇欲坠yáo yáo yù zhuì

Words with 头

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一头yì tóu
上头shàng tóu
丫头yā tou
从头cóng tóu
低头dī tóu
兆头zhào tou
关头guān tóu