"To shake one's head" in Chinese — 摇头 (yáo tóu)

摇

头

yáo tóu

to shake one's head

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 搖頭1 example sentence

Definitions

1to shake one's head

Stroke order

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摇

头

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄧㄠˊ

yáo

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄊㄡˊ

tóu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

摇头

Simplified

搖頭

Traditional

Example sentences

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

他摇头说自己不知道。
tā yáo tóu shuō zì jǐ bù zhī dào。
He shook his head and said he didn't know.

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Related words

摇

yáo

to shake

头

tóu

head

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

骨头

gǔ tou

bone

罐头

guàn tou

tin

馒头

mán tou

steamed roll

木头

mù tou

slow-witted

舌头

shé tou

tongue

石头

shí tou

stone

枕头

zhěn tou

pillow

里头

lǐ tou

inside

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To shake one's head in Chinese: 摇头 (yáo tóu)