Chinese Word: 挥 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

挥 (Trad.: 揮)HSK 5

Pinyin: huī

English Definition: to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse

Chinese Definition:
①分裂；剖开。
②挥；挥散。
③指挥。
④挥动。
⑤挥手呵斥或挥手示退。
⑥谦抑。

Antonyms: 招

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 手

Ideographic:To direct an army 军 by hand 扌

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Similar Characters: 浑晖辉恽

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发挥HSK 5	fā huī	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HSK 5	zhǐ huī	to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); Classifiers: 个
挥手	huī shǒu	to wave (one's hand)
挥舞	huī wǔ	to brandish; to wave sth
挥霍HSK 6	huī huò	to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile

1		jiāo jǐng 交警 zài 在 lù kǒu 路口 zhǐ huī 指挥 jiāo tōng 交通。 The traffic polices are directing traffic at the intersection.
2		shàng cì 上次 kǎo shì 考试 wǒ 我 méi yǒu 没有 fā huī 发挥 hǎo 好。 I didn't perform well in the last exam.
3		zuò zhàn 作战 zhǐ huī 指挥 xū yào 需要 kuài sù 快速 fǎn yìng 反应。 Quick response is required for combat command.
4		chuán zhǎng 船长 zhǐ huī 指挥 zhe 着 chuán zhī 船只 shùn lì 顺利 jìn gǎng 进港。 The captain commanded the ship to enter the port smoothly.
5		tā 他 hěn 很 shàn cháng 擅长 fā huī 发挥 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 chuàng zào lì 创造力。 He is very good at unleashing his creativity.

1		jiāo jǐng 交警 zài 在 lù kǒu 路口 zhǐ huī 指挥 jiāo tōng 交通。 The traffic polices are directing traffic at the intersection.
2		shàng cì 上次 kǎo shì 考试 wǒ 我 méi yǒu 没有 fā huī 发挥 hǎo 好。 I didn't perform well in the last exam.
3		zuò zhàn 作战 zhǐ huī 指挥 xū yào 需要 kuài sù 快速 fǎn yìng 反应。 Quick response is required for combat command.
4		chuán zhǎng 船长 zhǐ huī 指挥 zhe 着 chuán zhī 船只 shùn lì 顺利 jìn gǎng 进港。 The captain commanded the ship to enter the port smoothly.
5		tā 他 hěn 很 shàn cháng 擅长 fā huī 发挥 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 chuàng zào lì 创造力。 He is very good at unleashing his creativity.