摇摇

搖搖

yáoyáo

adverb #17,179

Meanings

1 swaying; shaking; tottering

Characters

to shake; to sway

Reduplication of 摇 intensifies the swaying/shaking sense. Most commonly appears in 摇摇欲坠 (tottering on the verge of collapse).

Examples

HSK 7-9

那栋老楼摇摇欲坠。

Nà dòng lǎo lóu yáoyáo-yùzhuì.

That old building is on the verge of collapse.

HSK 7-9

他喝醉了，走路摇摇晃晃的。

Tā hē zuì le, zǒulù yáoyáohuànghuàng de.

He was drunk and walked unsteadily.

Stroke Order

摇 yáo