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  1. surname Yao

    trad. 搖

Also written 搖【Yáo】

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yáo

to shake; to rock; to row; to crank

摇滚yáo gǔn

rock 'n' roll (music); to rock; to fall off

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摇摆yáo bǎi

to sway; to wobble; to waver

摇滚乐yáo gǔn yuè

rock music; rock 'n roll

摇晃yáo huàng

to rock; to shake; to sway

摇篮yáo lán

cradle (for a baby); (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc)

摇动yáo dòng

to shake; to sway

摇头yáo tóu

to shake one's head

摇头丸yáo tóu wán

Ecstasy; MDMA

摇篮曲yáo lán qǔ

lullaby

摇摇欲坠yáo yáo yù zhuì

tottering; on the verge of collapse

摇曳yáo yè

to sway gently (as in the wind); (of a flame) to flicker

摇摆不定yáo bǎi bù dìng

indecisive; wavering

摇钱树yáo qián shù

legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken; (fig.) source of easy money

摇人yáo rén

to call people over; to rally people together

摇光Yáo guāng

Alkaid; Eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

摇匀yáo yún

to mix by shaking

摇号yáo hào

lottery

摇奖yáo jiǎng

to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery)

摇战yáo zhàn

(literary) to shake with fear

摇手yáo shǒu

to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture); crank handle

摇撼yáo hàn

to shake; to rock

摇杆yáo gǎn

joystick

摇椅yáo yǐ

rocking chair

摇橹yáo lǔ

to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat)

摇臂yáo bì

rocker arm

摇船yáo chuán

to scull; to row a boat

摇醒yáo xǐng

to shake (sb) awake

摇摆乐yáo bǎi yuè

swing (genre of jazz music)

摇摆州yáo bǎi zhōu

swing state (US politics)

摇摆舞yáo bǎi wǔ

swing (dance)

摇摇车yáo yáo chē

kiddie ride

摇橹船yáo lǔ chuán

boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)

摇电话yáo diàn huà

(old) to make a phone call

摇笔杆yáo bǐ gǎn

to write for a living

摇粒绒yáo lì róng

(textiles) polar fleece

摇头摆尾yáo tóu bǎi wěi

to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom); to be well pleased with oneself; to have a lighthearted air

摇尾乞怜yáo wěi qǐ lián

lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom); fig. to fawn on sb; to bow and scrape; to grovel

摇摇摆摆yáo yáo bǎi bǎi

swaggering; staggering; waddling

摇旗呐喊yáo qí nà hǎn

to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on; to give support to

摇曳多姿yáo yè duō zī

swaying gently; moving elegantly

摇身一变yáo shēn yī biàn

to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life