摇
晃

To rock in Chinese: 摇晃 (yáo huàng)

yáo huàng

to rock

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 搖晃1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to rock; to shake; to sway

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摇
晃

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ㄧㄠˊ

yáo

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄏㄨㄤˋ

huàng

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

摇晃

Simplified

搖晃

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 地震时，整座房子都在摇晃。

    dì zhèn shí， zhěng zuò fáng zi dōu zài yáo huàng。

    During the earthquake, the whole house was shaking.

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Related words

摇

yáo

to shake

晃

huàng

to sway

动摇

dòng yáo

to sway

摇头

yáo tóu

to shake one's head

晃荡

huàng dang

to rock

摇摆

yáo bǎi

to sway

摇滚

yáo gǔn

rock 'n' roll (music)

摇篮

yáo lán

cradle

一晃

yī huǎng

(of passing time) in an instant

摇摇欲坠

yáo yáo yù zhuì

tottering

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