For example in Bulgaria, shaking one's head means yes while nodding one's head means no.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
摇头
to shake one's head
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to shake one's head
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 摇头 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 摇头 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
They express disagreement by shaking their heads, which may indicate agreement in other countries.
No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 摇头.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 摇头.
Directly before
- 以摇头2
- 保加利亚摇头1
- 令人摇头1
Directly after
- 摇头表示同意2
- 摇头表示1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 摇头
What does 摇头 mean in Chinese?
摇头 (yáotóu) means to shake one's head.
How do you pronounce 摇头?
摇头 is pronounced yáotóu.
Is 摇头 an HSK word?
摇头 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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