swing; sway; wiggle while walking
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to walk with a sway; to wiggle one's hips and shoulders
informalOften used to describe a somewhat exaggerated, sometimes confident or flirtatious way of walking. The second syllable "搭" (da) is unstressed and often in the neutral tone.
Nà那
nǚ女
rén人
niǔ扭
dɑ搭
niǔ扭
dɑ搭
de地
zǒu走
le了
。
The woman walked away, swaying her hips.
Tā他
hē喝
zuì醉
le了
，
yī一
lù路
niǔ扭
dɑ搭
zhe着
huí回
jiā家
。
He was drunk and stumbled home, swaying all the way.
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Mó模
tè特
er儿
zài在
tái台
shàng上
niǔ扭
dɑ搭
zhe着
zhǎn展
shì示
fú服
zhuāng装
。
The model sashayed on the catwalk to show off the clothes.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
er儿
gāo高
xìng兴
de地
niǔ扭
dɑ搭
zhe着
zǒu走
guò过
lái来
。
The child toddled over happily.