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挥

huī

direct; wipe away; squander

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Strokes
9
Radical
手
HSK
4
Tone
1

Traditional form: 揮

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Example sentences

  • 发挥您的想象力。

    Fā huī nín de xiǎng xiàng lì

    Use your imagination.

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  • 她挥了挥手。

    Tā huī le huī shǒu

    She waved her arms.

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  • 他后悔自己的挥金如土。

    Tā hòu huǐ zì jǐ de huī jīn rú tǔ

    He regrets his having wasted his money.

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  • 因为你们公司的业务能够发挥我的特长。

    Yīn wèi nǐ men gōng sī de yè wù néng gòu fā huī wǒ de tè cháng

    Because your business can play to my strengths.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 挥

  • 发挥fā huī 1–1 to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme)
  • 指挥zhǐ huī 3–1 to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra)
  • 挥huī 1to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse
  • 挥霍huī huò 1–4 to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile