verb HSK 5
Traditional 攪動
to stir · to agitate · to disturb
Meaning
搅动 means to stir or mix something by moving it around, typically liquids or loose materials. It can also mean to disturb or agitate in a more abstract sense, such as stirring up emotions or disrupting a situation.
Usage
Most commonly used for physical stirring actions like mixing ingredients in cooking or stirring liquids. Can also be used metaphorically to describe causing commotion or emotional disturbance. Often appears in cooking contexts with objects like 汤 (soup), 咖啡 (coffee), or 液体 (liquid).
Examples
- 01做菜的时候要不断搅动,防止粘锅。, .When cooking, you need to keep stirring to prevent sticking to the pot.
- 02他用勺子搅动咖啡,让糖完全溶解。, .He stirred the coffee with a spoon to make the sugar dissolve completely.
Characters
Common collocations
- 搅动汤to stir soup
- 搅动液体to stir liquid
- 不断搅动to keep stirring
Antonyms
Origin
搅 combines the hand radical 扌 with 觉 (jiào), suggesting manual mixing or disturbing action. 动 means movement. Together they form a compound emphasizing the action of moving something around to mix it.