Chinese word dictionary

摇滚

yáo gǔn · rock 'n' roll (music); to rock; to fall off

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Word information

Simplified摇滚

Traditional搖滾

Pinyinyáo gǔn

Part of speechn, v

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

摇yáo

to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave

滚gǔn

to boil, to roll, to turn

How to learn 摇滚

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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滚gǔn

to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost!

摇yáo

surname Yao; to shake; to rock; to row; to crank

动摇dòngyáo

to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to

滚动gǔndòng

to roll; (to do sth) in a loop; to scroll (computing); to progressively expand (economics); to rumble (of thunder)

摇摆yáobǎi

to sway; to wobble; to waver

摇晃yáohuàng

to rock; to shake; to sway