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挪挪

nuónuo
verb #19,442

Meanings

  1. 1 to shift a little
  2. 2 to scoot over
  3. 3 to move slightly

Examples

你往那边挪挪，让我坐一下。
Nǐ wǎng nàbiān nuónuo, ràngwǒ zuò yīxià.
Scoot over that way a bit and let me sit down.
他不安地在椅子上挪挪。
Tā bù'ān de zài yǐzi shàng nuónuo.
He shifted uncomfortably in his chair.

Tips

grammar
Reduplicating 挪 to 挪挪 softens the action and makes it more casual and colloquial — 'just shift a little bit'. This AA verb reduplication pattern adds a diminutive, casual nuance.

Stroke Order

挪 nuó