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摇 yáo

to shake

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 5
Radical
扌
Traditional
搖
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌䍃 ⿰扌䍃

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  1. 风把树枝吹得摇来摇去。
    Fēng bǎ shùzhī chuī de yáo lái yáo qù.
    The wind blew the branches so they swayed back and forth.
    wind (particle) branch blow (particle) shake come shake go
  2. 你喜欢听摇滚音乐吗？
    Nǐ xǐhuan tīng yáogǔn yīnyuè ma?
    Do you like listening to rock music?
    you like listen rock music (question)
  3. 别摇桌子，我在写字呢。
    Bié yáo zhuōzi, wǒ zài xiě zì ne.
    Don't shake the table, I'm writing.
    don't shake table, i at write character (particle)
  4. 船在海上一点也不摇摆。
    Chuán zài hǎishang yìdiǎn yě bù yáobǎi.
    The boat wasn't swaying at all on the sea.
    boat at sea-on a-little also not sway
  5. 地震的时候，房子摇得很厉害。
    Dìzhèn de shíhou, fángzi yáo de hěn lìhai.
    During the earthquake, the house shook very severely.
    earthquake (particle) time, house shake (particle) very severe

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