Definition
晃荡 (huàng dang) has two distinct meanings: (1) to rock or sway loosely, often of something hanging or liquid sloshing — it suggests a more unsteady, loose motion than 晃 (huàng) or 摇晃 (yáo huàng); (2) colloquially, to loaf around or idle, less formal than 无所事事 (wú suǒ shì shì).
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 měitiān zài jiē shàng huàng dang, shénme yě bù gàn.He loafs around on the streets every day, doing nothing.
- 晃荡。Xiǎo chuán zài shuǐmiàn shàng qīngqīng huàng dang.The little boat gently rocks on the water surface.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.