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荡
dàng
Description
"荡"常常用来说东西来回摇动，比如小船在水上轻轻地荡。
"荡" is often used to describe something swinging back and forth, like a small boat gently荡 on the water.
我们也说"荡秋千"，就是坐在秋千上前后摇动。
We also say "荡秋千", which means sitting on a swing and荡 back and forth.
Meanings
荡dàng
to swing; to sway back and forth
孩子们在公园里荡秋千。
The children are swinging on the swings in the park.
荡dàng
to rinse; to wash away
她用清水荡了荡杯子。
She rinsed the cup with clean water.
荡dàng
vast expanse of water; to drift
小船在湖上慢慢地荡。
The small boat is gently rocking on the lake.
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Notes
- Nuance
荡 suggests gentle back-and-forth motion, common in 荡秋千 (swing) and 荡舟 (row a boat).
- Etymology
originally water-related (氵radical), later extended to swinging and rinsing meanings.
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