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摇头

yáo tóu · yao tou

Traditional 搖頭

Meaning

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  1. to shake one's head

In a sentence

2 examples
01

例(lì)如(rú)，在(zài)保(bǎo)加(jiā)利(lì)亚(yà)摇(yáo)头(tóu)表(biǎo)示(shì)同(tóng)意(yì)而(ér)点(diǎn)头(tóu)表(biǎo)示(shì)不(bù)同(tóng)意(yì)。

For example in Bulgaria, shaking one's head means yes while nodding one's head means no.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)以(yǐ)摇(yáo)头(tóu)表(biǎo)示(shì)不(bù)同(tóng)意(yì)，而(ér)其(qí)他(tā)国(guó)家(jiā)的(de)人(rén)可(kě)能(néng)以(yǐ)摇(yáo)头(tóu)表(biǎo)示(shì)同(tóng)意(yì)。

They express disagreement by shaking their heads, which may indicate agreement in other countries.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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