摇摆 (搖擺)
yáo bǎi
Pinyin

Definition

摇摆 (搖擺)
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yáo bǎi
  1. to sway
  2. to wobble
  3. to waver

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

摇
Yáo
  1. 1 surname Yao
摇摆
yáo bǎi
  1. 1 to sway
  2. 2 to wobble
  3. 3 to waver
摇曳
yáo yè
  1. 1 to sway gently (as in the wind)
  2. 2 (of a flame) to flicker
摇滚
yáo gǔn
  1. 1 rock 'n' roll (music)
  2. 2 to rock
  3. 3 to fall off
摆
bǎi
  1. 1 to arrange
  2. 2 to exhibit
  3. 3 to move to and fro
  4. 4 a pendulum

Idioms (9)

地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
  1. 1 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
天摇地转
tiān yáo dì zhuǎn
  1. 1 lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
  2. 2 momentous changes are underway (idiom)
招摇过市
zhāo yáo guò shì
  1. 1 to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
摇旗呐喊
yáo qí nà hǎn
  1. 1 to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on
  2. 2 to give support to
摇钱树
yáo qián shù
  1. 1 a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
  2. 2 a source of easy money (idiom)

Sample Sentences

什么样的节奏是最呀最摇摆，
shénmeyàng de jiézòu shì zuì ya zuì yáobǎi ，
What kind of rhythm swings the most
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是呀，你看我，不懂就是不懂，从来不装模作样。哎，什么是摇摆啊？
shì yā ，nǐ kàn wǒ ，bù dǒng jiùshì bù dǒng ，cónglái bù zhuāngmúzuòyàng 。āi ，shénme shì yáobǎi ā ？
Yeah. Look at you-- you don't understand it, but you've never pretended that you could! Oh, what's Swing?
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