摆动

Traditional (Taiwan): 擺動

bǎidòng ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ

    • to sway
    • to swing
    • to move back and forth
    • to oscillate

Character by character

Classifiers (measure words)

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 晃动 huàngdòng
  • 摇摆 yáobǎi
    • 摇摆不定 waver; be undecided
    • 柳枝摇摆 willow branches sway

Telling them apart

摆动 is a fairly regular back-and-forth movement at a moderate pace, usually side to side. 晃动 is a smaller, irregular shaking that can go in any direction.

Other words read bǎidòng

baidong with other tones

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