摇篮
yáo lán
Pinyin

Definition

摇篮
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yáo lán
  1. cradle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Yáo
  1. 1 surname Yao
yáo bǎi
  1. 1 to sway
  2. 2 to wobble
  3. 3 to waver
yáo yè
  1. 1 to sway gently (as in the wind)
  2. 2 (of a flame) to flicker
yáo gǔn
  1. 1 rock 'n' roll (music)
  2. 2 to rock
  3. 3 to fall off
lán qiú
  1. 1 basketball
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
dòng yáo
  1. 1 to sway
  2. 2 to waver
  3. 3 to rock
  4. 4 to rattle
  5. 5 to destabilize
  6. 6 to pose a challenge to
dà yáo dà bǎi
  1. 1 to strut
  2. 2 swaggering
kòu lán
  1. 1 slam dunk
tóu lán
  1. 1 to shoot for the basket (basketball)
zhāo yáo
  1. 1 to act ostentatiously
  2. 2 to brag
  3. 3 to show off
yáo dòng
  1. 1 to shake
  2. 2 to sway
yáo bǎi bù dìng
  1. 1 indecisive
  2. 2 wavering
yáo huàng
  1. 1 to rock
  2. 2 to shake
  3. 3 to sway
yáo yǐ
  1. 1 rocking chair
yáo gǔn yuè
  1. 1 rock music
  2. 2 rock 'n roll
yáo jiǎng
  1. 1 to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery)
yáo lán
  1. 1 cradle
yáo hào
  1. 1 lottery
yáo shēn
  1. 1 lit. to shake one's body
  2. 2 refers to abrupt transformation
  3. 3 same as 搖身一變|摇身一变
yáo shēn yī biàn
  1. 1 to change shape in a single shake
  2. 2 fig. to take on a new lease of life

Idioms (11)

地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
  1. 1 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
天摇地转
tiān yáo dì zhuǎn
  1. 1 lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
  2. 2 momentous changes are underway (idiom)
招摇过市
zhāo yáo guò shì
  1. 1 to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
摇旗呐喊
yáo qí nà hǎn
  1. 1 to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on
  2. 2 to give support to
摇钱树
yáo qián shù
  1. 1 a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
  2. 2 a source of easy money (idiom)
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
  1. 1 to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 to be well pleased with oneself
  3. 3 to have a lighthearted air
捡到篮里就是菜
jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài
  1. 1 all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
竹篮打水
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ
  1. 1 using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
竹篮打水,一场空
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng
  1. 1 using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
风雨漂摇
fēng yǔ piāo yáo
  1. 1 tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a situation) unstable
风雨飘摇
fēng yǔ piāo yáo
  1. 1 tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a situation) unstable

Sample Sentences

哦。对了,对了,有没有那种里面带有一张小床的婴儿床啊?听说可以当摇篮用,哄孩子睡觉比较方便。
ò 。duìle ,duìle ,yǒu méiyǒu nà zhǒng lǐmiàn dàiyǒu yī zhāng xiǎo chuáng de yīngérchuáng a ?tīngshuō kěyǐ dāng yáolán yòng ,hǒng háizi shuìjiào bǐjiào fāngbiàn 。
Hmm. Oh, right-- do you have the kind of crib that has a little bed inside it? I hear you can use that as a cradle, and it's good for rocking a baby to sleep.
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