小狗擺著尾巴。

The dog was wagging his tail.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 小狗 xiǎogǒu pup; puppy
2 擺 bǎi
  1. to arrange
  2. to exhibit
  3. to move to and fro
  4. a pendulum
=3 著 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=3 著 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=3 著 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=3 著 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
=3 著 zhù
  1. to make known
  2. to show
  3. to prove
  4. to write
  5. book
  6. outstanding
4 尾巴 wěiba
  1. tail
  2. colloquial pr. yǐba