Hanzi
Traditional
搖
Simplified
摇

to shake/to rock/to row/to crank

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

yáo

Bopomofo

ㄧㄠˊ

Jyutping

jiu4

Example sentences

搖 / 摇 yáo
他搖頭表示不知道。
他摇头表示不知道。

He shook his head to indicate he didn't know.

腦袋 / 脑袋 nǎodài
他搖了搖腦袋，表示不同意。
他摇了摇脑袋，表示不同意。

He shook his head to indicate disagreement.

搖擺 / 摇摆 yáobǎi
他的立場在兩者之間搖擺不定。
他的立场在两者之间摇摆不定。

His position swayed between the two.

疾風 / 疾风 jífēng
一陣疾風吹過草地，樹木隨之搖擺。
一阵疾风吹过草地，树木随之摇摆。

A strong wind swept across the grass, making the trees sway.

搖滾 / 摇滚 yáogǔn
許多年輕人都非常喜歡聽搖滾樂。
许多年轻人都非常喜欢听摇滚乐。

Many young people enjoy listening to rock music very much.

動搖 / 动摇 dòngyáo
遇到困難時，不要動搖。
遇到困难时，不要动摇。

Do not waver when facing difficulties.

Example Vocabulary

搖

yao2

to shake; to wave; to rock

搖擺

yao2'bai3

to sway; to swing; to vacillate

搖滾

yao2'gun3

rock and roll

動搖

dong4'yao2

to waver; to shake; to be unstable

大搖大擺

da4'yao2'da4'bai3

招搖

zhao1'yao2

搖動

yao2'dong4

搖擺不定

yao2'bai3'bu4'ding4

地動山搖

di4'dong4'shan1'yao2

搖勻

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