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摇篮

yáo lán

2-character word Traditional 搖籃

What 摇篮 means

1. cradle (for a baby)
2. (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc)

The characters in 摇篮

• 摇yáoto shake; to rock; to row
• 篮lánbasket (receptacle); basket (in basketball)

Example sentences

• 婴儿在摇篮中睡觉。
  Yīng'ér zài yáolán zhōng shuìjiào.
  The baby was sleeping in the cradle.
• 宝宝在摇篮里入睡了。
  Bǎobǎo zài yáolán lǐ rùshuì le.
  The baby fell asleep in the cradle.
• 摇篮里学的带到坟墓。
  What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.
• 婴儿正在摇篮里睡觉。
  The baby is sleeping in the cradle.
• 一个婴儿在摇篮里睡觉。
  Yī gè yīng'ér zài yáolán lǐ shuìjiào.
  A baby is sleeping in the cradle.

Words starting with 摇篮

• 摇篮曲yáo lán qǔlullaby