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晃荡

huàng dang

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to rock
  • to sway
  • to shake

Definition

摇晃，摆动；闲逛，游荡。

to shake, to swing; to loaf about.

Usage

可用于物体晃动，也可形容人无所事事、四处闲逛。

Used for objects shaking or swinging, and also to describe someone idling or wandering around.

Examples

  • 1 船在水面上晃荡，让人感到头晕。(The boat swayed on the water, making people dizzy.)
  • 2 他整天晃荡，不务正业。(He loafs around all day without doing any proper work.)
  • 3 杯子里的水晃荡出来了。(The water in the cup sloshed out.)
  • 4 别晃荡椅子了，它会坏的。(Stop rocking the chair, it will break.)
  • 5 他在城市里晃荡了一整天，什么也没做。(He wandered around the city all day without doing anything.)

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