摇
yáo
to shake, to wave
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他摇摇头,表示不同意。He shook his head to show disagreement.
- 小狗高兴地摇着尾巴。The puppy happily wags its tail.
Collocations
摇头摇手摇晃动摇
Mnemonic
摇 yáo "to shake": a single-character verb. The hand radical 扌 shows shaking by hand, i.e. to shake, to wave, to rock. 摇头 = to shake one’s head, 摇手 = to wave one’s hand, 摇晃 = to sway. Figuratively, 动摇 = (of resolve) to waver. Opposite of 固定 (to fix in place).
Related
摇晃摆动动摇晃
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