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摇晃 (yáo huàng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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摇晃 (yáo huàng): Sway / Shake (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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摇晃 consists of 2 characters.

shake; wave; rock; turn

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Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 摇晃 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

qīng轻

qīng轻

yáo摇

huàng晃

neutral

gently rock

jù剧

liè烈

yáo摇

huàng晃

neutral

shake violently

Verb + Complementwith不稳

yáo摇

huàng晃

bù不

wěn稳

Verb + Objectwith身体

yáo摇

huàng晃

shēn身

tǐ体

Example Sentences with 摇晃

bēi杯

zi子

zài在

yáo摇

huàng晃

。

The cup is shaking.

neutral

unsteady and shaking

neutral

shake one's body

dì地

zhèn震

fā发

shēng生

shí时

，

zhěng整

dòng栋

dà大

lóu楼

dōu都

zài在

jù剧

liè烈

yáo摇

huàng晃

。

When the earthquake occurred, the entire building was shaking violently.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

yào要

yì一

zhí直

yáo摇

huàng晃

nà那

ge个

píng瓶

zi子

ne呢

？

Why do you keep shaking that bottle?

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tā他

yáo摇

huàng晃

zhe着

nǎo脑

dài袋

，

biǎo表

shì示

bù不

tóng同

yì意

。

He shook his head to show disagreement.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yáo摇

huàng晃

yǐ椅

zi子

，

zhè这

zhǎn盏

diào吊

dēng灯

shè设

jì计

dé得

hěn很

wěn稳

gù

xiǎo小

chuán船

zài在

bō波

làng浪

zhōng中

qīng轻

qīng轻

yáo摇

bié别

yáo摇

huàng晃

zhuō桌

zi子

le了

，

wǒ我

de的

kā

zhǐ

只

shì是

ān安

jìng静

dì地

zuò坐

zhe着

。

He was not shaking the chair at all, just sitting quietly.

固

，

jí即

shǐ使

yǒu有

fēng风

yě也

bú不

huì会

yáo摇

huàng晃

。

This chandelier is designed to be very stable and won't sway even in the wind.

huàng

晃

，

ràng让

rén人

gǎn感

dào到

fàng放

sōng松

。

The small boat gently rocked in the waves, making people feel relaxed.

咖

fēi啡

dōu都

kuài快

sǎ洒

chū出

lái来

le了

。

Stop shaking the table, my coffee is about to spill.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 摇晃.

Words with 摇

动摇dòng yáo
摇头yáo tóu
摇摆yáo bǎi
摇滚yáo gǔn
摇篮yáo lán
摇摇欲坠yáo yáo yù zhuì

Words with 晃

一晃yí huàng
晃荡huàng dang