摇晃 (搖晃)
yáo huàng
Pinyin

Definition

摇晃 (搖晃)
 - 
yáo huàng
  1. to rock
  2. to shake
  3. to sway

Character Decomposition

Related Words (10)

晃
huǎng
  1. 1 variant: 晃 huǎng
一晃
yī huǎng
  1. 1 (of passing time) in an instant
  2. 2 (of a sight) in a flash
摇晃
yáo huàng
  1. 1 to rock
  2. 2 to shake
  3. 3 to sway
晃动
huàng dòng
  1. 1 to sway
  2. 2 to rock
晃悠
huàng you
  1. 1 to swing
  2. 2 to sway
  3. 3 to wobble
  4. 4 to hang around
  5. 5 to hover around

Idioms (1)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise

Sample Sentences

停得很稳定，不会摇晃了。
tíng de hěn wěndìng ，bùhuì yáohuàng le 。
To stop and be very stable and not sway.
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嗯，怎么摇摇晃晃的？
ng5 ，zěnme yáoyáohuànghuàng de ？
Hey, why is it so wobbly?
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我有一计，用火攻！曹操为了不让船摇晃，把战船全连在一起，一旦着火，火势会迅速蔓延！
wǒ yǒu yī jì ，yòng huǒgōng ！Cáo Cāo wéile bùràng chuán yáohuàng ，bǎ zhànchuán quán liánzàiyīqǐ ，yīdàn zhāohuǒ ，huǒshì huì xùnsù mànyán ！
I have a plan-- attack with fire! To keep his boats from swaying, Cao Cao tied all his warships together. As soon as they catch fire, the flames will spread in no time at all!
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