to shake one's head

yáo tóu

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Tom just shook his head.

汤姆只是摇摇头。

They express disagreement by shaking their heads, which may indicate agreement in other countries.

他们以摇头表示不同意，而其他国家的人可能以摇头表示同意。

For example in Bulgaria, shaking one's head means yes while nodding one's head means no.

例如，在保加利亚摇头表示同意而点头表示不同意。

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