摇 (yáo) means To shake (sway - rock). Below are 14 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
风把树枝 摇 得很响。
Fēng bǎ shùzhī yáo de hěn xiǎng.
The wind shook the branches noisily.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 摇
树枝在风中 摇 摆。
Shùzhī zài fēng zhōng yáobǎi.
The branches sway in the wind.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 摇摆
小狗高兴地 摇 尾巴。
Xiǎo gǒu gāoxìng de yáo wěiba.
The puppy wagged its tail happily.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 尾巴
他无奈地 摇 了 摇 头。
Tā wúnài de yáo le yáo tóu.
He shook his head helplessly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 无奈
他年轻时很喜欢 摇 滚。
Tā niánqīng shí hěn xǐhuan yáogǔn.
He was very fond of rock music when he was young.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 摇滚
这支 摇 滚乐队很有名。
Zhè zhī yáogǔn yuèduì hěn yǒumíng.
This rock band is very famous.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 摇滚
蜡烛的火焰在风中 摇 晃。
Làzhú de huǒyàn zài fēng zhōng yáohuàng.
The candle flame wavered in the wind.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 火焰
他从未动 摇 过自己的信念。
Tā cóngwèi dòngyáo guo zìjǐ de xìnniàn.
He has never wavered in his convictions.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 信念
海浪汹涌，船 摇 晃得厉害。
Hǎilàng xiōngyǒng, chuán yáohuàng de lìhai.
The waves surged and the boat rocked badly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 汹涌
他在两个选择之间 摇 摆不定。
Tā zài liǎng ge xuǎnzé zhījiān yáobǎi bùdìng.
He wavered between the two choices.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 摇摆
小狗一见到他就亲热地 摇 尾巴。
Xiǎo gǒu yí jiàndào tā jiù qīnrè de yáo wěiba.
The puppy wagged its tail affectionately the moment it saw him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 亲热
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From the graded readers
然后它 摇 起了尾巴。
ránhòu tā yáo qǐle wěiba.
Then it began to wag its tail.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Going Back Home
她 摇 了 摇 头，说：“毕业以后，大家去了不同的城市。”
tā yáo le / liǎo / liào yáo tóu, shuō:" bìyè yǐhòu, dàjiā qùle bùtóng de / dì chéngshì."
She shook her head and said, "After we graduated everyone went to different cities."
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
Words that contain 摇
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 摇
How is 摇 used in a sentence?
This page shows 14 sentences using 摇 (yáo, "To shake (sway - rock)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 摇 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 摇 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 摇 an HSK word?
Yes — 摇 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 摇?
The dictionary page for 摇 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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