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摇

yáo · yao/Yáo · yao

Traditional 搖

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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yáo 搖

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

Yáo 搖

  1. surname Yao
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In a conversation

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Shake and find a friend

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)摇(yáo)手机(shǒujī)？

    Why do you keep shaking your phone?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)微信(wēixìn)上(shàng)摇一摇(yáoyīyáo)，想(xiǎng)找(zhǎo)一个(yīgè)新(xīn)朋友(péngyou)。

    I'm using Shake on WeChat to find a new friend.

  3. Dengdeng

    摇一摇(yáoyīyáo)真的(zhēnde)能(néng)找到(zhǎodào)人(rén)吗(ma)？

    Can Shake really find people?

  4. Liangliang

    能(néng)，摇一摇(yáoyīyáo)，就(jiù)能(néng)找到(zhǎodào)附近(fùjìn)的(de)人(rén)。

    Yes. Shake, and you find people nearby.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)摇(yáo)一下(yīxià)。咦(yí)，我(wǒ)摇到(yáodào)了(le)一个(yīgè)叫(jiào)亮亮(liàngliàng)的(de)人(rén)。

    I'll try. Huh, I shook up a person called Liangliang.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)就是(jiùshì)我(wǒ)！

    That's me!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)摇(yáo)了(le)摇(yáo)儿(ér)子(zi)的(de)肩(jiān)。

He shook his son by the shoulder.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)轻(qīng)轻(qīng)摇(yáo)着(zhe)婴(yīng)儿(ér)的(de)摇(yáo)篮(lán)。

She gently rocked the baby's cradle.

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