晃荡 (huàng dang) — to rock, to sway, to shake; (colloquial) to loaf around, to idle
Definition
晃荡 combines the physical 'sway/rock' sense of 摇晃 with a colloquial sense of 'loafing around' (无所事事) — the extended meaning paints idle, aimless wandering.
verb
to rockto swayto shake(colloquial) to loaf aroundto idle
Examples
- ，晃荡。Fēng tài dà le, diào dēng zài huàng dang.The wind is too strong; the chandelier is swaying.
- 晃荡，。Tā měi tiān zài jiē shàng huàng dang, shén me yě bù gān.He loafs around on the streets every day, doing nothing.
- 晃荡。Xiǎo chuán zài shuǐ miàn shàng qīng qīng huàng dang.The little boat gently rocks on the water surface.
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