摇头

搖頭

yáotóu

verb HSK 5 #9,032

Meanings

To shake one's head - a universal gesture of disagreement.

HSK 3

妈妈摇头表示不同意。

Māma yáotóu biǎoshì bù tóngyì.

Mom shook her head to show she disagreed.

HSK 4

他摇了摇头，什么也没说。

Tā yáo le yáotóu, shénme yě méi shuō.

He shook his head and said nothing.

HSK 6

他对这个结果摇头叹气。

Tā duì zhège jiéguǒ yáotóu tànqì.

He shook his head and sighed at the result.

usage

Opposite: 点头 = to nod. 摇头 = disagree, 点头 = agree. These body language meanings are the same in Chinese and Western culture.

usage

摇头晃脑 is an idiom meaning to shake one's head while reciting - describes someone reading aloud in the old scholarly style.

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