Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.put; place; arrange
课桌摆得很整齐。
The desks were arranged neatly.
把瓶子摆在架子上
put the bottles on the shelf
河边摆开了十几条渔船。
Along the river a dozen of fishing boats were aligned in a line.
摆水果摊
run a fruit stand
- 2
v.wag; wave
狗摆着尾巴。
The dog wags the tail.
她走时摆了摆手。
She waved her hand as she left.
柳条轻摆。
The willow twigs are swaying gently.
大摇大摆
swaggering
- 3
v.list
摆优缺点
list advantages and disadvantages
- 4
v.dialstate clearly
摆家常
engage in small talk
摆事实
present the facts
大家都把论点摆出来。
Let us lay out our arguments.
摆矛盾
lay bare the contradictions
- 5
v.display; show off
摆威风
give oneself airs
摆官架子
assume the airs of an official
摆老资格
flaunt one's seniority
摆救世主的样子
affect the guise of a saviour
- 6
n.device on a timepiece or precision instrument that controls the frequency of sways; pendulum
钟摆
clock pendulum
单摆
simple pendulum
复摆
compound pendulum
物理摆
physical pendulum
- 7
n.hem; skirt
衣摆
lower part of a jacket
下摆
lower hem
前摆
front skirt
摆宽
skirt width
- 8
n.gathering of the Dai people for Buddhist rituals, or for group activities to celebrate a bumper harvest, exchange goods, or for cultural festivals
Words and phrases with 摆
- 摆头[word]snaking
- 摆幅[word]range/amplitude of oscillation
- 摆度[word]throw
- 摆放[word]lay
- 摆锯[word]goose saw
- 摆钟[word]pendulum clock
- 摆阔气[word]go in for extravagance
- 摆花架子[word]put on a superfluous show
- 摆饭[word]lay out a meal
- 摆八卦阵[idiom]arrange troops according to the Eight-Diagram tactics
- 摆迷魂阵[idiom]set a trap
- 摆老资格[idiom]flaunt one's seniority
- 摆龙门阵[idiom]arrange troops according to the Dragongate tactics; chat