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摇动

yáo dòng

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pinyin
yáo dòng
simplified
摇动
traditional
搖動

1 · 动词

to sway

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The wind stopped, and the branches of that tree stopped swaying too.

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风停了,那棵树的枝条也不再摇动。

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