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呼之即来，挥之即去

hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 呼之即来，挥之即去

之
zhī

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

来
lái

to come

即
jí

namely

去
qù

to go

挥
huī

to wave

呼
hū

to call

呼之即来
hū zhī jí lái

to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant