huī

Traditional: 揮

HSK 7–9

挥 (huī) is a Chinese word meaning “to wave; to brandish; to command”.

Meanings

  1. 1to wave
  2. 2to brandish
  3. 3to command
  4. 4to conduct
  5. 5to scatter
  6. 6to disperse
Part of speech
verb

Related words

指挥to conduct发挥to display指挥官commander挥手to wave (one's hand)指挥部headquarters挥舞to brandish挥霍to squander money挥动to wave sth挥洒to sprinkle指挥家(music) conductor挥发to volatilize挥发性volatility

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