yáo gǔn

Traditional: 搖滾

HSK 7–9

摇滚 (yáo gǔn) is a Chinese word meaning “rock 'n' roll (music); to rock; to fall off”.

Meanings

  1. 1rock 'n' roll (music)
  2. 2to rock
  3. 3to fall off
Part of speech
noun

Characters in 摇滚

摇yáo · to shake滚gǔn · to boil

Related words

滚to boil滚开(of a liquid) to boil; boiling hot摇to shake摇surname Yao滚蛋(slang) get out of here!; beat it!摇摆to sway摇滚乐rock music动摇to sway摇头to shake one's head摇篮cradle (for a baby)摇晃to rock; to shake; to sway摇摆舞swing (dance)

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