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摇晃 (yáo huàng): Sway / Shake (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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摇 • yáo • shake; wave; rock; turn • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
yáo
摇
shake; wave; rock; turn
晃 • huàng • to shake • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
huàng
晃
to shake
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 摇晃.
Words with
摇
摇摆
yáo bǎi
sway; swing; rock
摇滚
yáo gǔn
rock (and roll)
动摇
dòng yáo
Waver
摇篮
yáo lán
Cradle / Cot
摇摇欲坠
yáo yáo yù zhuì
on the verge of collapse / tottering
招摇
zhāo yáo
to show off, to be ostentatious
摇动
yáo dòng
shake, sway
摇头
yáo tóu
to shake one's head
Words with
晃
一晃
yí huàng
Flit
晃荡
huàng dang
To sway / to wobble
晃动
huàng dòng
to shake, to sway
晃悠
huàng you
to sway; to wobble; to wander aimlessly
4.
How to Use 摇晃 in Sentences
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 + Complement
with
不稳
yáo
摇
huàng
晃
bù
不
wěn
稳
Verb + Object
with
身体
yáo
摇
huàng
晃
shēn
身
tǐ
体
5.
Example Sentences with 摇晃
bēi
杯
zi
子
zài
在
yáo
摇
huàng
晃
。
neutral
unsteady and shaking
neutral
shake one's body
The cup is shaking.
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?
tā
他
bìng
并
méi
没
yǒu
有
yáo
摇
huàng
晃
yǐ
椅
zi
子
，
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.
zhè
这
zhǎn
盏
diào
吊
dēng
灯
shè
设
jì
计
dé
得
hěn
很
wěn
稳
gù
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.
