Add to Chrome (opens the Chrome Web Store in a new tab)

What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 动摇 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

动摇 dòngyáo

to shake; to undermine

It can also mean

  • to waver; to vacillate

Its characters

  1. 动 dòng to move
  2. 摇 yáo to shake

In a sentence

这件事动摇了大家的信心。 This shook everyone's confidence.

玄德却道:“子龙跟我共患难,心如铁石,绝不是富贵能动摇的。

From 单骑救主 · Zhao Yun Rides Alone

More about 动摇

More words with 动 or 摇

Keep 动摇 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

Look up another word

See any word in its sentence

Get a card like this for every word on any page or YouTube subtitle.

Hear any Chinese read aloud

The best Migaku alternatives for Chinese