摇
篮

Cradle in Chinese: 摇篮 (yáo lán)

yáo lán

cradle

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

Definitions

  1. 1cradle

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摇
篮

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄠˊ

yáo

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄢˊ

lán

ㄌ/ lㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

摇篮

Simplified

搖籃

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 妈妈轻轻摇着摇篮，哄孩子睡觉。

    mā ma qīng qīng yáo zhe yáo lán， hǒng hái zi shuì jiào。

    Mom gently rocks the cradle to lull the baby to sleep.

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Related words

摇

yáo

to shake

篮球

lán qiú

basketball

动摇

dòng yáo

to sway

摇头

yáo tóu

to shake one's head

摇摆

yáo bǎi

to sway

摇滚

yáo gǔn

rock 'n' roll (music)

摇晃

yáo huàng

to rock

打篮球

dǎ lán qiú

to play basketball

摇摇欲坠

yáo yáo yù zhuì

tottering

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