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huī
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7

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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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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 8969849)

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Words Containing 挥

指挥官
zhǐ huī guān

commander

挥金如土
huī jīn rú tǔ

lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)

指挥中心
zhǐ huī zhōng xīn

command center

发挥
fā huī

to display

挥汗成雨
huī hàn chéng yǔ

to drip with sweat

总指挥部
zǒng zhǐ huī bù

general headquarters

挥洒自如
huī sǎ zì rú

(idiom) to do (sth) with great aplomb

挥翰
huī hàn

(literary) to wield a writing brush

执行指挥官
zhí xíng zhǐ huī guān

executing commander

一挥而就
yī huī ér jiù

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

挥发
huī fā

to volatilize

挥别
huī bié

to wave goodbye

挥发油
huī fā yóu

volatile oil (in general)

指挥棒
zhǐ huī bàng

baton

挥动
huī dòng

to wave sth

即兴发挥
jí xìng fā huī

improvisation

指挥家
zhǐ huī jiā

conductor (music)

挥毫洒墨
huī háo sǎ mò

to wield a writing brush (idiom)

挥霍浪费
huī huò làng fèi

to spend extravagantly

挥发性
huī fā xìng

volatility

指挥部
zhǐ huī bù

headquarters

挥之不去
huī zhī bù qù

impossible to get rid of

瞎指挥
xiā zhǐ huī

to give nonsensical instructions

挥汗
huī hàn

to sweat profusely

挥杆
huī gān

swing (golf)

挥师
huī shī

in command of the army

挥发性存储器
huī fā xìng cún chǔ qì

volatile memory

挥手
huī shǒu

to wave (one's hand)

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)

挥霍无度
huī huò wú dù

extravagance

挥戈
huī gē

to brandish a spear

挥麈
huī zhǔ

to brandish

挥斥
huī chì

to chide

超常发挥
chāo cháng fā huī

to outdo oneself; to perform exceptionally well

易挥发
yì huī fā

volatile

挥舞
huī wǔ

to brandish

挥汗如雨
huī hàn rú yǔ

to drip with sweat

挥斥方遒
huī chì fāng qiú

full of vim

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

to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant

抗震救灾指挥部
kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù

State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters

挥洒
huī sǎ

to sprinkle

挥泪
huī lèi

to shed tears

挥毫
huī háo

to write or draw with a brush

借题发挥
jiè tí fā huī

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

挥霍
huī huò

to squander money

指挥者
zhǐ huī zhě

conductor

弹指一挥间
tán zhǐ yī huī jiān

in a flash (idiom)

指挥
zhǐ huī

to conduct