摆动

擺動

bǎidòng

verb HSK 4 #11,651

Meanings

1 to swing
2 to sway
3 to oscillate

Characters

to swing; to sway

to move; motion

Swing + move = back-and-forth motion of swaying.

Examples

树枝在风中摆动。

Shùzhī zài fēng zhōng bǎidòng.

The branches sway in the wind.

钟摆在左右摆动。

Zhōngbǎi zài zuǒyòu bǎidòng.

The pendulum swings left and right.

她的裙子随风摆动。

Tā de qúnzi suí fēng bǎidòng.

Her skirt sways with the wind.

Stroke Order

摆 bǎi

动 dòng