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呼之即来，挥之即去

hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù

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Definitions

  1. 1. to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
  2. 2. always at sb's beck and call

Child Words of 呼之即来，挥之即去

呼之即来
hū zhī jí lái

to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant

即
jí

namely

来
lái

to come

呼
hū

to call

挥
huī

to wave

去
qù

to go

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])