摇摆 yáobǎi▶ ayunan

Stroke order

摇摆 is written in 26 strokes across 2 characters.

• 摇 — 13 strokes
• 摆 — 13 strokes

Senses

1. to sway
2. to wobble
3. to waver

Related words

• 摆脱membuang
• 摇滚Batu; Goyang
• 摆pendulum
• 摇mengguncang

摇摆 is pronounced yáobǎi and means “ayunan”. It belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 摇摆 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.