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rock
jolt
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Open the tool →撼动 (hàn dòng) means “shake, rock, jolt”.
撼动 is pronounced hàn dòng in Mandarin Chinese.
“shake” is 撼动 (hàn dòng) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 撼动, each with pinyin and an English translation.