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Chinese dictionary
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 7
n.hem; skirt
衣摆
lower part of a jacket
下摆
lower hem
前摆
front skirt
- 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
- 摆门面[word]be ostentatious
- 摆度[word]throw
- 摆晃[word]sway
- 摆擂台[word]make open challenges to fights; make challenges to a contest
- 摆列[word]arrange
- 摆锯[word]goose saw
- 摆谱儿[word]keep up appearances; put on airs
- 摆锤[word]pendulum bob
- 摆功[word]exaggerate one's contributions
- 摆迷魂阵[idiom]set a trap
- 摆龙门阵[idiom]arrange troops according to the Dragongate tactics; chat
- 摆老资格[idiom]flaunt one's seniority
- 摆八卦阵[idiom]arrange troops according to the Eight-Diagram tactics