Definition
晃 (huàng) is the basic, standalone verb for 'to sway, to shake' — you use it for objects like bottles or branches. The compound 摇晃 (yáo huàng) is a close synonym but often implies a more noticeable or repeated motion; 摇摆 (yáo bǎi) suggests side-to-side swaying or wavering; 摆动 (bǎi dòng) is more mechanical/regular; and 晃荡 (huàng dang) is colloquial and can also mean 'to loaf around'.
verb
to swayto shake(in 一晃) to pass quickly (of time)
Easily confused
- 黄huángsound-alikeyellow (the color)
- 慌huāngsound-alikepanicky; flustered; nervous
- 荒huāngsound-alike(verb) to become overgrown or desolate from neglect (of land, fields)
Examples
- ，晃。Fēng tài dà, shùzhī bù tíng de huàng.The wind is too strong; the branches keep swaying.
- 晃。Qǐng bǎ zhège píngzi huàng yí xià.Please shake this bottle a little.
- ，。Yí huàng sān nián guòqù le, tā yǐjīng dàxué bìyè le.Three years have passed in a flash, and he has already graduated from college.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.