摇动

Traditional (Taiwan): 搖動

yáodòng ㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ

    • to shake
    • to sway

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 摇摆 yáobǎi
    • 随风摇摆 to sway with the wind
  • 摇荡 yáodàng
    • 船身摇荡 the boat rocks
  • 摇晃 yáohuàng
    • 摇晃着脑袋 to shake one's head
  • 晃动 huàngdòng

Telling them apart

摇动 describes movement caused by an outside force, not necessarily regular. 摇晃 can come from an outside force or from the thing itself, and is mostly a regular side-to-side motion.

Other words read yáodòng

In the same tone

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