# 摇摇欲坠 (yáoyáoyùzhuì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 摇摇欲坠 (yáoyáoyùzhuì) means “tottering; on the verge of collapse”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: tottering; on the verge of collapse
- Pinyin: yáoyáoyùzhuì (yao2 yao2 yu4 zhui4)
- Traditional: 搖搖欲墜
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 那座老房子已经摇摇欲坠了。
  Nà zuò lǎo fángzi yǐjīng yáoyáoyùzhuì le.
  That old house is already on the verge of collapse.

## Characters

- [摇](https://hanziro.com/word/yao-shake/) (yáo): to shake; to rock
- 欲 (yù): desire; appetite
- [坠](https://hanziro.com/word/zhui-fall/) (zhuì): to fall; to drop

https://hanziro.com/word/yao-yao-yu-zhui-tottering/

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