动
摇

To sway in Chinese: 动摇 (dòng yáo)

dòng yáo

to sway

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 動搖1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to sway
  2. 2to waver
  3. 3to rock
  4. 4to rattle
  5. 5to destabilize
  6. 6to pose a challenge to

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动
摇

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄥˋ

dòng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧㄠˊ

yáo

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

动摇

Simplified

動搖

Traditional

Example sentences

See 动摇 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 再大的困难也不能动摇我的决心。

    zài dà de kùn nán yě bù néng dòng yáo wǒ de jué xīn。

    No matter how great the difficulties, they can't shake my resolve.

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Related words

摇

yáo

to shake

动

dòng

(of sth) to move

运动

yùn dòng

to move

动物

dòng wù

animal

动作

dòng zuò

movement

感动

gǎn dòng

to move (sb)

活动

huó dòng

to exercise

激动

jī dòng

to move emotionally

主动

zhǔ dòng

to take the initiative

劳动

láo dòng

work

生动

shēng dòng

vivid

行动

xíng dòng

operation

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