晃荡 huàngdang to rock
to rock; to sway; to shake
How to remember 晃荡: 晃 bright + 荡 pond = to rock.
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How it is used
- 'To sway, rock, slosh' - 水在桶里晃荡 (shuǐ zài tǒng lǐ huàngdang) the water sloshes in the bucket.
- Note 晃 read huàng here for the swaying motion (huǎng = to dazzle).
- Colloquially also 'to loaf around': 到处晃荡 (dàochù huàngdang) to drift about aimlessly.