huī

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 挥

指挥
zhǐ huī

to conduct

挥霍
huī huò

to squander money

发挥
fā huī

to display

一挥而就
yī huī ér jiù

to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke

借题发挥
jiè tí fā huī

to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas

即兴发挥
jí xìng fā huī

improvisation

呼之即来,挥之即去
hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù

to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant

执行指挥官
zhí xíng zhǐ huī guān

executing commander

弹指一挥间
tán zhǐ yī huī jiān

in a flash (idiom)

抗震救灾指挥部
kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù

State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters

指挥中心
zhǐ huī zhōng xīn

command center

指挥官
zhǐ huī guān

commander

指挥家
zhǐ huī jiā

conductor (music)

指挥有方,人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng

Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)

指挥棒
zhǐ huī bàng

baton

指挥者
zhǐ huī zhě

conductor

指挥部
zhǐ huī bù

headquarters

挥之不去
huī zhī bù qù

impossible to get rid of

挥别
huī bié

to wave goodbye

挥动
huī dòng

to wave sth

挥师
huī shī

in command of the army

挥戈
huī gē

to brandish a spear

挥手
huī shǒu

to wave (one's hand)

挥斥
huī chì

to chide

挥斥方遒
huī chì fāng qiú

full of vim

挥杆
huī gān

swing (golf)

挥毫
huī háo

to write or draw with a brush

挥毫洒墨
huī háo sǎ mò

to wield a writing brush (idiom)

挥汗
huī hàn

to sweat profusely

挥汗如雨
huī hàn rú yǔ

to drip with sweat

挥汗成雨
huī hàn chéng yǔ

to drip with sweat

挥泪
huī lèi

to shed tears

挥洒
huī sǎ

to sprinkle

挥洒自如
huī sǎ zì rú

(idiom) to do (sth) with great aplomb

挥发
huī fā

to volatilize

挥发性
huī fā xìng

volatility

挥发性存储器
huī fā xìng cún chǔ qì

volatile memory

挥发油
huī fā yóu

volatile oil (in general)

挥翰
huī hàn

(literary) to wield a writing brush

挥舞
huī wǔ

to brandish

挥金如土
huī jīn rú tǔ

lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)

挥霍浪费
huī huò làng fèi

to spend extravagantly

挥霍无度
huī huò wú dù

extravagance

挥麈
huī zhǔ

to brandish

易挥发
yì huī fā

volatile

瞎指挥
xiā zhǐ huī

to give nonsensical instructions

总指挥部
zǒng zhǐ huī bù

general headquarters

超常发挥
chāo cháng fā huī

to outdo oneself; to perform exceptionally well