动摇

• 拼音: dòng yáo
• 汉字拆解: 动 = 云 (phonetic, simplified) + 力 (power); 摇 = 扌(hand) + 缶 + 夭 (phonetic component)

含义

To waver; to shake; to vacillate. To become unsteady in one's belief, decision, or resolve.

Primarily used in abstract contexts to describe wavering confidence, determination, or loyalty. Can also describe physically shaking a foundation or structure. Common in phrases like 动摇信心 (shake one's confidence) and 决心不动摇 (determination does not waver).

例句

1. 不管遇到什么困难，他的决心都没有动摇。
2. 这件事动摇了大家对公司的信心。
3. 别让别人的话动摇了你的想法。

用法指南

语境: determination, abstract

语气: serious

正确说法

• 我的决定不会动摇。(My decision will not waver.)
• 这个消息动摇了市场的信心。(This news shook market confidence.)

错误说法

• 用'动摇'形容物理上的摇晃 (Don't use 动摇 to describe physically shaking an object in everyday speech — use 摇 or 摇晃 instead; 动摇 is primarily for abstract wavering)

起源与历史

Compound of 动 (to move) and 摇 (to shake, to sway). Together they intensify the sense of instability or vacillation.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal