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挥手

huī shǒu · hui shou

Traditional 揮手

Meaning

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  1. to wave (one's hand)
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Wave down the bus

  1. Dengdeng

    公共汽车(gōnggòngqìchē)来(lái)了(le)，快(kuài)挥手(huīshǒu)！

    The bus is coming. Wave quickly!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)挥手(huīshǒu)了(le)，司机(sījī)没(méi)看见(kànjiàn)。

    I already waved. The driver did not see.

  3. Dengdeng

    再(zài)用力(yònglì)挥手(huīshǒu)！

    Wave harder!

  4. Liangliang

    车(chē)停(tíng)了(le)！司机(sījī)也(yě)在(zài)向(xiàng)我们(wǒmen)挥手(huīshǒu)。

    The bus stopped! The driver is waving at us too.

  5. Dengdeng

    他(tā)的(de)意思(yìsi)是(shì)，这(zhè)辆(liàng)车(chē)不能(bùnéng)坐(zuò)。

    He means this bus is not for passengers.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

火(huǒ)车(chē)开(kāi)出(chū)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，他(tā)们(men)都(dōu)挥(huī)手(shǒu)向(xiàng)父(fù)母(mǔ)道(dào)别(bié)。

They waved good-bye to their parents as the train pulled out.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by helloroto · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)站(zhàn)在(zài)台(tái)上(shàng)向(xiàng)观(guān)众(zhòng)挥(huī)手(shǒu)致(zhì)意(yì)。

She stood on the stage and waved to the audience in greeting.

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