摇 / 搖
yáo
Meaning
- to shake · to rock
- to row
- to crank
- surname Yao
Example sentences
他摇了摇儿子的肩。
他搖了搖兒子的肩。
tā yáo le yáo ér zi de jiān。
He shook his son's shoulder.
摇啊摇，摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥。
搖啊搖，搖啊搖，搖到外婆橋。
yáo a yáo， yáo a yáo， yáo dào wài pó qiáo。
Rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye, all the way to Grandma's bridge.
昨天我快出门的时候，他倒摇啊摇的来了。
昨天我快出門的時候，他倒搖啊搖的來了。
zuó tiān wǒ kuài chū mén de shí hòu， tā dào yáo a yáo de lái le。
Yesterday, just as I was about to leave, he came swaying back and forth.