摇头

• 拼音: yáo tóu
• 汉字拆解: 摇 = 扌 (hand) + 䍃, to shake/wave; 头 = head

含义

To shake one's head. A gesture typically indicating disagreement, refusal, or disappointment.

In Chinese culture, shaking one's head side to side universally means 'no' or expresses disapproval, sadness, or helplessness. Often paired with 叹气 (sigh) to show exasperation. The opposite gesture is 点头 (nod).

例句

1. 他听完我的计划后摇了摇头，表示不同意。
2. 老人摇头叹气，对现在的年轻人很失望。
3. 我问她愿不愿意去，她摇头说不想去。

用法指南

语境: gestures, disagreement, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他摇头表示反对。(He shook his head to express opposition.)
• 别摇头，告诉我到底怎么了。(Don't shake your head — tell me what's going on.)

错误说法

• 她摇头了头 (Redundant — just say 她摇了摇头 or 她摇头了)

起源与历史

Verb-object compound of 摇 (to shake) and 头 (head). A direct description of the physical action.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal