摆动
HSK 4 (2021)
摆动 (bǎidòng) · to swing
摆动 (bǎidòng) means “to swing; to sway”. It is written with 2 characters: 摆 (to put) + 动 (to move). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 摆动 is built
The characters
摆 bǎi · to put
What 摆 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 罢bà — to cease
- 罒wǎng — net
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 去qù — to go away
- 土tǔ — earth
- 厶sī — private
- 罒wǎng — net
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 罢 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
动 dòng · to move
What 动 is made of
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
树在风中摆动。Shù zài fēng zhōng bǎidòng.The trees are swaying in the wind.
小狗的尾巴不停地摆动。Xiǎogǒu de wěiba bùtíng de bǎidòng.The puppy's tail keeps wagging.
Questions about 摆动
What does 摆动 mean?
摆动 (bǎidòng) means “to swing; to sway”.
How do you pronounce 摆动?
摆动 is pronounced bǎidòng.
Which HSK level is 摆动?
摆动 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 摆脱bǎituōto get rid of
- 摇摆yáobǎito sway
- 摆bǎito put
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 动物dòngwùanimal
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
- 感动gǎndòngto move (emotionally)
- 活动huódòngactivity
- 行动xíngdòngaction
- 运动yùndòngsports
Learn 摆动 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.