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yáo

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「摇」的意思是让东西来回动,比如摇头、摇手。

"摇" means to move something back and forth, like shaking your head or waving your hand.

我们坐船的时候,船会在水上摇。

When we sit in a boat, the boat will摇 on the water.

Meanings

yáo

to shake; to wave; to rock

他摇了摇头,说不去。

He shook his head and said he wouldn't go.

yáo

to sway; to rock back and forth

风一吹,树叶轻轻地摇。

The wind blew, and the leaves gently swayed.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    摇 stresses repeated back-and-forth motion; 晃 emphasizes unsteady swaying.

  • Etymology

    hand radical 扌 signals an action done with the hand or by shaking.

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