晃 (huàng) — to sway, to shake; (in 一晃) to pass quickly (of time)
Definition
晃 (huàng) means 'to sway/shake' — for things rocking in place (branches in wind, a bottle). Distinct from 晃荡, which adds a sense of idling or loafing around.
verb
to swayto shake(in 一晃) to pass quickly (of time)
Examples
- ,晃。Fēng tài dà, shù zhī bù tíng dì huàng.The wind is too strong; the branches keep swaying.
- 晃。Qǐng bǎ zhè ge píng zi huàng yí xià.Please shake this bottle a little.
- ,。Yì huàng sān nián guò qù le, tā yǐ jīng dà xué bì yè le.Three years have passed in a flash, and he has already graduated from college.
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