晃动

晃動

huàngdòng

verb #16,125

Meanings

1 to shake; to sway; to rock

Characters

to shake; to sway

Examples

地震时桌子在晃动。

Dìzhèn shí zhuōzi zài huàngdòng.

The table was shaking during the earthquake.

树枝在风中晃动。

Shùzhī zài fēng zhōng huàngdòng.

The branches were swaying in the wind.

Tips

mistakes

晃 has two pronunciations: huàng (to shake/sway, as here) and huǎng (dazzling flash, as in 晃眼). In 晃动 it is always huàng.

Stroke Order

晃 huàng

动 dòng