摇摇欲坠

yáoyáo-yùzhuì

tottering

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 搖搖欲墜
Dictionary entry

tottering; on the verge of collapse

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摇
摇
欲
坠

See it in sentences

那座老桥摇摇欲坠。

Nà zuò lǎo qiáo yáoyáo-yùzhuì.

English

The old bridge looks ready to collapse.

摇摇欲坠的房子不能住。

Yáoyáo-yùzhuì de fángzi bù néng zhù.

English

A house on the verge of collapse is not safe to live in.

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