Chinese symbol for “wavering”
摇摆不定
yáo bǎi bù dìng
Traditional: 搖擺不定
indecisive; wavering
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wavering is 摇摆不定 (yáo bǎi bù dìng), defined as: indecisive; wavering.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “wavering”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 摇摆不定.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 动摇 (動搖) | dòng yáo | to sway; to waver |
| 摇滚 (搖滾) | yáo gǔn | rock 'n' roll (music); to rock |
| 摇晃 (搖晃) | yáo huàng | to rock; to shake; to sway |
| 摇摆 (搖擺) | yáo bǎi | to sway; to wobble |
| 摇头 (搖頭) | yáo tóu | to shake one's head |
| 摇篮 (搖籃) | yáo lán | cradle (for a baby); (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc) |
| 摆脱 (擺脫) | bǎi tuō | to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc) |
| 摆放 (擺放) | bǎi fàng | to set up; to arrange; to lay out |
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 决定 (決定) | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng)) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wavering”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.