摇晃 (yáo huàng) — to rock; to shake; to sway

Definition

摇晃 emphasizes sustained, visible back-and-forth motion (a swaying house, tree, body). Use the bare verbs 摇 and 晃 for a single shake or wobble; 振动 is for mechanical vibration, not human-scale swaying.

verb

to rockto shaketo sway

Examples

，摇晃。
Dì zhèn de shí hou, fáng zi jù liè yáo huàng qǐ lái.
During the earthquake, the house shook violently.
，摇晃。
Tā hē duō le jiǔ, shēn tǐ kāi shǐ yáo huàng qǐ lái.
He had too much to drink and his body began to sway.
摇晃。
Fēng bǎ shù chuī dé zuǒ yòu yáo huàng.
The wind blew the tree swaying left and right.