yáo
tóu

HSK 5
common
verb

Meaning of 摇头

摇头 means to shake one's head (from side to side), expressing negation, refusal, or disagreement. Pronounced yáo tóu. HSK 5.

  • to shake one's head (from side to side), expressing negation, refusal, or disagreement

Definitions & Examples

yáo
le
yáo
tóu
 
biǎo
shì
tóng
zhè
fāng
àn
 

He shook his head to indicate that he disagreed with this plan.

ma
yáo
tóu
ràng
hái
zi
chī
tài
duō
de
táng
 

Mom shook her head, not letting the child eat too much candy.

Miàn
duì
zhè
huāng
miù
de
jiàn
 
zhǐ
néng
yáo
tóu
xiào
 

Faced with this absurd suggestion, he could only shake his head with a bitter smile.

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