摇 yáo
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 䍃 vase, pitcher, earthenware
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
摇摇欲坠
yáoyáoyùzhuì
to be on the verge of collapse; tottering
Characters in this word
欲 yù
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 欠 — to lack, to owe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 那棵被大风吹过的大树摇摇欲坠，我们不敢在下面停留。 Nà kē bèi dàfēng chuī guò de dàshù yáoyáoyùzhuì, wǒmen bùgǎn zài xiàmiàn tíngliú. After being battered by the strong wind, that big tree was tottering, and we dared not stay beneath it.
- 这栋旧楼摇摇欲坠，随时可能倒塌。 Zhè dòng jiùlóu yáoyáoyùzhuì, suíshí kěnéng dǎotā. This old building is on the verge of collapse and could fall down at any moment.
- 公司资金短缺，经营状况摇摇欲坠。 Gōngsī zījīn duǎnquē, jīngyíng zhuàngkuàng yáoyáoyùzhuì. The company is short of funds, and its business is teetering on the brink.
Related words
- 动摇 dòngyáo to waver
- 摇 yáo to shake
- 摇头 yáotóu to shake one's head
- 摇摆 yáobǎi to sway; to waver
- 摇晃 yáohuàng to shake; to rock; to sway
- 摇篮 yáolán cradle; birthplace
- 食欲 shíyù appetite
- 欲望 yùwàng desire
- 随心所欲 suíxīnsuǒyù to do as one pleases
- 下坠 xiàzhuì to fall; to drop; to sink downward
- 坠 zhuì to fall; to drop; a pendant
- 坠落 zhuìluò to fall; to plunge down