动摇

動搖

dòngyáo

verb HSK 4 #8,684

Meanings

1 to waver; to vacillate
2 to shake; to destabilize

Characters

to move; to act

to shake; to sway

Examples

不要动摇，坚持下去。

Bùyào dòngyáo, jiānchí xiàqù.

Don't waver; keep going.

这件事动摇了他的信心。

Zhè jiàn shì dòngyáo le tā de xìnxīn.

This matter shook his confidence.

Tips

usage

动摇 is used with abstract things: 动摇信心 (shake confidence), 动摇决心 (waver in determination), 动摇地位 (destabilize one's position). Not for physically shaking objects.

Stroke Order

动 dòng

摇 yáo