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HSK
to sway / to waver / to rock / to rattle / to destabilize / to pose a challenge to
HSK 4
to shake one's head
HSK 5
to shake (sb) awake
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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to shake / to rock / to row / to crank
HSK 4
to strut / swaggering
to scull / to row a boat
Ecstasy / MDMA
swing state (US politics)
(idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady / (idiom) indecisive; hesitant
cradle (for a baby) / (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc)
HSK 7-9
to rock; to shake; to sway
HSK 7-9
to sway / to wobble / to waver
HSK 7-9
swaggering / staggering / waddling
rock 'n' roll (music) / to rock / to fall off
HSK 7-9
lit. to shake one's body / refers to abrupt transformation / same as 搖身一變|摇身一变
joystick
rock music / rock 'n roll
post-rock (music genre)
tottering / on the verge of collapse
HSK 7-9
to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life
(textiles) polar fleece
lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves / momentous changes are underway (idiom)
the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom) / (of a situation) unstable
to skyrocket / to get quick promotion in one's career
(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority
lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel
to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom) / to be well pleased with oneself / to have a lighthearted air
fin stabilizer (in ships) / anti-roll stabilizer
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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surname Yao
swaying gently / moving elegantly
swing (dance)
to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on / to give support to
legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money
lullaby
rolling motion (of a boat)
swing (genre of jazz music)
to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat)
lottery
kiddie ride
tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom) / (of a situation) unstable
pitching motion (of a boat)
unmoved
Alkaid; Eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
to shake / to sway
to write for a living
post-rock (music genre)
hand-mixed drink (of the kind sold at a bubble tea shop)
to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker
to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture) / crank handle
to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery)
floating in the wind / swaying / tottering / unstable
to mix by shaking
rocking chair
hand-cranked
to call people over; to rally people together
(old) to make a phone call
shoegaze (music genre)
(idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously about town
(literary) to shake with fear
indecisive / wavering
boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)
dangling ornament worn by women
to shake / to rock
rocker arm
to rock back and forth / (fig.) to act ostentatiously / to brag / to show off
swaying / tottering / unstable
hand organ / hurdy-gurdy
hand crank


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