摇
滚

Rock 'n' roll (music) in Chinese: 摇滚 (yáo gǔn)

yáo gǔn

rock 'n' roll (music)

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

Definitions

  1. 1rock 'n' roll (music)
  2. 2to rock
  3. 3to fall off

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滚

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ㄧㄠˊ

yáo

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄍㄨㄣˇ

gǔn

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

摇滚

Simplified

搖滾

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个乐队的摇滚音乐很受年轻人喜欢。

    zhè ge yuè duì de yáo gǔn yīn yuè hěn shòu nián qīng rén xǐ huan。

    This band's rock music is popular among young people.

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Related words

滚

gǔn

to boil

摇

yáo

to shake

动摇

dòng yáo

to sway

摇头

yáo tóu

to shake one's head

滚动

gǔn dòng

to roll

摇摆

yáo bǎi

to sway

摇晃

yáo huàng

to rock

摇篮

yáo lán

cradle

连滚带爬

lián gǔn dài pá

rolling and crawling

摇摇欲坠

yáo yáo yù zhuì

tottering

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