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挥手
huī shǒu



挥手
wave


Definitions

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挥手
     1. Simplified form of 揮手
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揮手huīshǒu
     1. v. to wave one's hand; to beckon
English > Chinese
wave
     1.
     2. 波浪
     3. 波动状态
     4.
     5. 激昂
     6. 挥动信号
     7. 电发
     8.
     9. 浪潮
     10. 浪头
     11.
Components
     1. Simplified form of 揮
huī
     1. to wield; to wave; to brandish
     2. to direct; to command
     3. to wipe away
     4. to disperse; to scatter
     5. to squander
     6. to fight
     7. (by extension) to compare; to compete
           冇 得 揮
shǒu
     1. hand
     2. expert; master
           高手 - master
     3. -ist; -er
           歌手 - singer
     4. convenient; handy; portable
           手機 - mobile phone
           手冊 - handbook
     5. handwritten
     6. (Min Nan) luck in gambling
     7. (Mainland China Hokkien)
     8. (Taiwanese Hokkien) hidden part (general)
     9. (finance)
     10. usage. In many varieties of Chinese south of the Yangtze River, 手 refers to the arm and hand collectively.
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