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挥手

Word · VerbTraditional揮手

wave one's hand; wave goodbye

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to wave one's hand; to wave

Used to greet someone, say goodbye, or signal. Can be used with directional complements like 向, 对, 跟.

Tā他
xiàng向
péng朋
you友
men们
huī挥
shǒu手
gào告
bié别
 。

He waved goodbye to his friends.

Lǎo老
shī师
huī挥
le了
huī挥
shǒu手
 ,
ràng让
xué学
sheng生
men们
ān安
jìng静
xià下
lái来
 。

The teacher waved her hand to get the students to quiet down.

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Sī司
jī机
huī挥
shǒu手
shì示
yì意
wǒ我
guò过
qù去
 。

The driver waved to signal me to come over.

Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
chuāng窗
kǒu口
xiàng向
bà爸
ba爸
mā妈
ma妈
huī挥
shǒu手
 。

The children waved to their parents from the window.