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day 77swing, shake and sway

unit 10 · sport and movement

    swing, shake and sway

    Describe movement, swinging, shaking, jumping, hanging and falling, and say “no matter how …” with 任……也…….

    today’s words

    • 甩 shuǎi · to swing, fling; to dump
    • 撇 piě · to cast aside; to curl (your lip)
    • 抡 lūn · to swing (an arm, a tool) hard
    • 挥舞 huīwǔ · to wave, brandish
    • 扬 yáng · to raise, lift; to spread
    • 摆动 bǎidòng · to swing, sway
    • 摇摆 yáobǎi · to sway; to waver
    • 摇晃 yáohuàng · to shake, sway (unsteadily)
    • 晃 huàng · to sway, shake; to wander about
    • 晃荡 huàngdang · to sway; to loaf about
    • 抖 dǒu · to shake, shiver; to shake out
    • 发抖 fādǒu · to tremble, shiver
    • 哆嗦 duōsuo · to shiver, tremble (spoken)
    • 颤抖 chàndǒu · to tremble, quiver
    • 跳动 tiàodòng · to beat, throb
    • 蹦 bèng · to hop, bounce, jump
    • 跳跃 tiàoyuè · to leap, jump; a leap
    • 腾 téng · to rise, soar; to make room
    • 翘 qiào · to stick up, tilt upwards
    • 耸 sǒng · to shrug; to tower
    • 竖立 shùlì · to stand upright, erect
    • 伸手 shēnshǒu · to reach out your hand
    • 伸缩 shēnsuō · to stretch and shrink; flexible
    • 舒展 shūzhǎn · to stretch out; relaxed
    • 缩 suō · to shrink, draw back
    • 垂 chuí · to hang down, droop
    • 悬 xuán · to hang, be suspended; unresolved
    • 悬挂 xuánguà · to hang (up), fly (a flag)
    • 飘浮 piāofú · to float (in the air)
    • 漂浮 piāofú · to float (on water)
    • 飘扬 piāoyáng · to flutter, wave (flags)
    • 盘旋 pánxuán · to circle, hover
    • 下坠 xiàzhuì · to fall, drop down
    • 坠 zhuì · to fall; to weigh down
    • 坠落 zhuìluò · to fall, crash (from a height)

    sentences

    • 任风再大,我们也要跑完十公里。 · However strong the wind, we’re going to finish the ten kilometres.
    • 任你怎么劝,他也不肯休息。 · No matter how you try to persuade him, he won’t rest.
    • 跑步的时候,手臂要自然摆动。 · When you run, let your arms swing naturally.
    • 外面太冷了,我冻得直哆嗦。 · It’s so cold out that I can’t stop shivering.
    • 国旗在风中飘扬。 · The national flag flutters in the wind.