dǒudòng

抖动

Word · VerbTraditional抖動

shake; vibrate; jiggle

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

Refers to involuntary or uncontrollable shaking, often due to cold, fear, illness, or strong emotions.

Tā她
qì气
de得
yǎo咬
jǐn紧
zuǐ嘴
chún唇
 ,
shēn身
zi子
jù剧
liè烈
dǒu抖
dòng动
 。

She clenched her lips in anger, her body shaking violently.

Tā他
jǐn紧
zhāng张
de得
shǒu手
yī一
zhí直
zài在
dǒu抖
dòng动
 。

He was so nervous that his hands kept shaking.

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Shǒu手
jī机
zài在
zhuō桌
shàng上
wēng嗡
wēng嗡
de地
dǒu抖
dòng动
 。

The phone buzzed and vibrated on the table.

2.

verb

to jiggle; to give a shake; to shake something off

Refers to the intentional action of giving a quick, sharp shake to an object, often to dislodge something or signal motion.

Tā他
dǒu抖
dòng动
le了
yī一
xià下
jiāng缰
shéng绳
 ,
mǎ马
biàn便
xiàng向
cǎo草
yuán原
fēi飞
bēn奔
ér而
qù去
 。

He gave the reins a shake, and the horse galloped toward the grassland.

Tā他
dǒu抖
dòng动
tǎn毯
zi子
 ,
jiāng将
huī灰
chén尘
dǒu抖
diào掉
 。

He shook the blanket to get the dust off.

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Xiǎo小
gǒu狗
cóng从
shuǐ水
lǐ里
chū出
lái来
 ,
yòng用
lì力
dǒu抖
dòng动
shēn身
tǐ体
shuǎi甩
gàn干
shuǐ水
zhū珠
 。

The puppy came out of the water and shook its body vigorously to dry off.