摇摇

搖搖

yáoyáo

adverb #17,179

Meanings

1 swaying; shaking; tottering

Characters

to shake; to sway

to shake; to sway

Reduplication of 摇 intensifies the swaying/shaking sense. Most commonly appears in 摇摇欲坠 (tottering on the verge of collapse).

Examples

那栋老楼摇摇欲坠。

Nà dòng lǎo lóu yáoyáo yù zhuì.

That old building is on the verge of collapse.

他喝醉了，走路摇摇晃晃的。

Tā hēzuì le, zǒulù yáoyáo huànghuàng de.

He was drunk and walked unsteadily.

Stroke Order

摇 yáo