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yáo
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. to shake
  2. 2. to rock
  3. 3. to row
  4. 4. to crank

Words Containing 摇

摇头
yáo tóu

to shake one's head

摇摆州
yáo bǎi zhōu

swing state (US politics)

摇晃
yáo huàng

to rock; to shake; to sway

摇摆不定
yáo bǎi bù dìng

indecisive

摇篮
yáo lán

cradle

风雨飘摇
fēng yǔ piāo yáo

tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)

后摇
hòu yáo

post-rock (music genre)

摇手
yáo shǒu

to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture)

摇曳多姿
yáo yè duō zī

swaying gently

漂摇
piāo yáo

swaying

摇摆
yáo bǎi

to sway

摇战
yáo zhàn

(literary) to shake with fear

手摇柄
shǒu yáo bǐng

hand crank

摇尾乞怜
yáo wěi qǐ lián

lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom)

摇头丸
yáo tóu wán

Ecstasy

摇臂
yáo bì

rocker arm

风雨漂摇
fēng yǔ piāo yáo

tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)

不动摇
bù dòng yáo

unmoved

动摇
dòng yáo

to sway

摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi

to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)

摇身一变
yáo shēn yī biàn

to change shape in a single shake

招摇撞骗
zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn

(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority

大摇大摆
dà yáo dà bǎi

to strut

摇摇摆摆
yáo yáo bǎi bǎi

swaggering

飘摇
piāo yáo

floating in the wind

纵摇
zòng yáo

pitching motion (of a boat)

摇身
yáo shēn

lit. to shake one's body

摇旗呐喊
yáo qí nà hǎn

to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on

摇钱树
yáo qián shù

a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken

瞪鞋摇滚
dèng xié yáo gǔn

shoegaze (music genre)

摇橹
yáo lǔ

to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat)

摇曳
yáo yè

to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker

摇光
yáo guāng

eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

摇船
yáo chuán

to scull

摇动
yáo dòng

to shake

步摇
bù yáo

dangling ornament worn by women

摇奖
yáo jiǎng

to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery)

摇橹船
yáo lǔ chuán

boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)

摇摇欲坠
yáo yáo yù zhuì

tottering

摇摆舞
yáo bǎi wǔ

swing (dance)

后摇滚
hòu yáo gǔn

post-rock (music genre)

摇杆
yáo gǎn

joystick

摇滚乐
yáo gǔn yuè

rock music

减摇鳍
jiǎn yáo qí

fin stabilizer (in ships)

摇椅
yáo yǐ

rocking chair

手摇风琴
shǒu yáo fēng qín

hand organ

扶摇直上
fú yáo zhí shàng

to skyrocket

摇篮曲
yáo lán qǔ

lullaby

天摇地转
tiān yáo dì zhuǎn

lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves

地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo

the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle

摇撼
yáo hàn

to shake

招摇过市
zhāo yáo guò shì

to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)

摇滚
yáo gǔn

rock 'n' roll (music)

手摇
shǒu yáo

hand-cranked

摇号
yáo hào

lottery

招摇
zhāo yáo

to rock back and forth

横摇
héng yáo

rolling motion (of a boat)

摇摆乐
yáo bǎi yuè

swing (genre of jazz music)

摇匀
yáo yún

to mix by shaking