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挥

huī · hui

Traditional 揮

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to wave
  2. to brandish
  3. to command
  4. to conduct
  5. to scatter
  6. to disperse
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Someone is waving

  1. Liangliang

    那边(nàbian)有人(yǒurén)在(zài)向(xiàng)我们(wǒmen)挥手(huīshǒu)。

    Someone over there is waving at us.

  2. Dengdeng

    是谁(shìshéi)？你(nǐ)认识(rènshi)吗(ma)？

    Who is it? Do you know them?

  3. Liangliang

    不认识(bùrènshi)，不过(bùguò)我们(wǒmen)也(yě)挥挥手(huīhuīshǒu)吧(ba)。

    No, but let us wave back.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)用力(yònglì)挥手(huīshǒu)！

    I am waving as hard as I can!

  5. Dengdeng

    他(tā)从(cóng)我们(wǒmen)身边(shēnbiān)走过去(zǒuguòqù)，原来(yuánlái)是(shì)向(xiàng)出租车(chūzūchē)挥手(huīshǒu)。

    He walked past us. It turns out he was waving at a taxi.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)挥(huī)着(zhe)她(tā)的(de)手(shǒu)，直(zhí)到(dào)火(huǒ)车(chē)消(xiāo)失(shī)在(zài)视(shì)线(xiàn)之(zhī)外(wài)。

She waved her hand until the train was out of sight.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)挥(huī)着(zhe)手(shǒu)向(xiàng)他(tā)打(dǎ)招(zhāo)呼(hu)。

She greeted him waving her hand.

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

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