荡秋千

盪鞦韆

dàngqiūqiān

verb #21,335

Meanings

1 to swing on a swing
2 to play on a swing

Characters

to sway / to swing

autumn (part of 秋千)

thousand (part of 秋千, phonetic)

Examples

HSK 7-9

小孩子喜欢在公园里荡秋千。

Xiǎoháizi xǐhuān zài gōngyuán lǐ dàng qiūqiān.

Children love to swing on swings at the park.

HSK 7-9

她一边荡秋千，一边唱歌。

Tā yībiān dàng qiūqiān, yībiān chànggē.

She sang while swinging on the swing.

Tips

memory

荡 means to sway / rock back and forth; 秋千 is the word for swing (the playground equipment). Together 荡秋千 = to swing on a swing.

Stroke Order

荡 dàng

秋 qiū

千 qiān