# 摇篮 (yáolán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 摇篮 (yáolán) means “cradle; birthplace (of a culture)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: cradle; birthplace (of a culture)
- Pinyin: yáolán (yao2 lan2)
- Traditional: 搖籃
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 婴儿在摇篮里安静地睡着。
  Yīng'ér zài yáolán lǐ ānjìng de shuìzhe.
  The baby is sleeping quietly in the cradle.

## Characters

- [摇](https://hanziro.com/word/yao-shake/) (yáo): to shake; to rock
- 篮 (lán): basket (receptacle); basket (in basketball)

https://hanziro.com/word/yao-lan-cradle/

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