摆动

擺動

bǎidòng

verb HSK 7-9 #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

HSK 5

她的裙子随风摆动。

Tā de qúnzi suí fēng bǎidòng.

Her skirt sways with the wind.

HSK 6

树枝在风中摆动。

Shùzhī zài fēng zhōng bǎidòng.

The branches sway in the wind.

HSK 7-9

钟摆在左右摆动。

Zhōngbǎi zài zuǒyòu bǎidòng.

The pendulum swings left and right.

Stroke Order

摆 bǎi

动 dòng