Chinese Word of the Day

挥手
huī shǒu

wave

Definitions

Chinese > English
挥手
1. Simplified form of 揮手
揮手	huīshǒu
1. v. to wave one's hand; to beckon
English > Chinese
wave
1. 浪
2. 波浪
3. 波动状态
4. 波
5. 激昂
6. 挥动信号
7. 电发
8. 海
9. 浪潮
10. 浪头
11. 阵
Components
挥
1. Simplified form of 揮
揮	huī
1. to wield; to wave; to brandish
2. to direct; to command
3. to wipe away
4. to disperse; to scatter
5. to squander
6. to fight
7. (by extension) to compare; to compete
冇得揮
手	shǒu
1. hand
2. expert; master
高手 - master
3. -ist; -er
歌手 - singer
4. convenient; handy; portable
手機 - mobile phone
手冊 - handbook
5. handwritten
6. (Min Nan) luck in gambling
7. (Mainland China Hokkien)
8. (Taiwanese Hokkien) hidden part (general)
9. (finance)
10. usage. In many varieties of Chinese south of the Yangtze River, 手 refers to the arm and hand collectively.