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挥手huī shǒu
wave
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
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. 浪 | ||
2. 波浪 | ||
3. 波动状态 | ||
4. 波 | ||
5. 激昂 | ||
6. 挥动信号 | ||
7. 电发 | ||
8. 海 | ||
9. 浪潮 | ||
10. 浪头 | ||
11. 阵 | ||
Components | ||
挥 | ||
1. Simplified form of 揮 | ||
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 | ||
手 | 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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Pronunciation
huī shǒu
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