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动摇

dòng yáo · dong yao

Traditional 動搖

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to sway
  2. to waver
  3. to rock
  4. to rattle
  5. to destabilize
  6. to pose a challenge to
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The alarm clock

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)决定(juédìng)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)跑步(pǎobù)。

    I decided to run every morning.

  2. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！你(nǐ)不会(bùhuì)动摇(dòngyáo)吧(ba)？

    Great! You will not waver, right?

  3. Liangliang

    不会(bùhuì)，我(wǒ)从来(cónglái)不(bù)动摇(dòngyáo)。

    No, I never waver.

  4. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)，你(nǐ)去(qù)了(le)吗(ma)？

    This morning at six, did you go?

  5. Liangliang

    闹钟(nàozhōng)响(xiǎng)了(le)，我(wǒ)动摇(dòngyáo)了(le)一下(yīxià)，然后(ránhòu)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    The alarm rang, I wavered for a moment, then fell asleep.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)不(bù)叫(jiào)动摇(dòngyáo)，那(nà)叫(jiào)放弃(fàngqì)。

    That is not wavering. That is giving up.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

无(wú)论(lùn)遇(yù)到(dào)什(shén)么(me)困(kùn)难(nan)，他(tā)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)动(dòng)摇(yáo)。

No matter what difficulties he encounters, he will not waver.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)失(shī)败(bài)动(dòng)摇(yáo)了(le)他(tā)的(de)信(xìn)心(xīn)。

This failure shook his confidence.

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动
dòng

(of sth) to move; to set in movement

摇
yáo

to shake; to rock

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