huī huò

Traditional: 揮霍

挥霍 (huī huò) is a Chinese word meaning “to squander money; extravagant; prodigal”.

Meanings

  1. 1to squander money
  2. 2extravagant
  3. 3prodigal
  4. 4free and easy
  5. 5agile

Characters in 挥霍

挥huī · to wave霍huò · (literary) suddenly

Related words

指挥to conduct发挥to display指挥官commander挥to wave霍华德(name) Howard霍(literary) suddenly霍surname Huo挥手to wave (one's hand)指挥部headquarters挥舞to brandish霍乱cholera挥动to wave sth

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