挥 (揮)
huī
Pinyin

Definition

挥 (揮)
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huī
  1. to wave
  2. to brandish
  3. to command
  4. to conduct
  5. to scatter
  6. to disperse

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

指挥
zhǐ huī
  1. 1 to conduct
  2. 2 to command
  3. 3 to direct
  4. 4 conductor (of an orchestra)
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
挥霍
huī huò
  1. 1 to squander money
  2. 2 extravagant
  3. 3 prodigal
  4. 4 free and easy
  5. 5 agile
发挥
fā huī
  1. 1 to display
  2. 2 to exhibit
  3. 3 to bring out implicit or innate qualities
  4. 4 to express (a thought or moral)
  5. 5 to develop (an idea)
  6. 6 to elaborate (on a theme)
挥
huī
  1. 1 to wave
  2. 2 to brandish
  3. 3 to command
  4. 4 to conduct
  5. 5 to scatter
  6. 6 to disperse
挥之不去
huī zhī bù qù
  1. 1 impossible to get rid of

Idioms (5)

呼之即来，挥之即去
hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù
  1. 1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
  2. 2 always at sb's beck and call
弹指一挥间
tán zhǐ yī huī jiān
  1. 1 in a flash (idiom)
指挥有方，人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng
  1. 1 Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
挥毫洒墨
huī háo sǎ mò
  1. 1 to wield a writing brush (idiom)
挥金如土
huī jīn rú tǔ
  1. 1 lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to spend money like water
  3. 3 extravagant

Sample Sentences

是啊，没错。他们出机舱的时候向欢迎的人群挥手致意，看起来亲和又神采奕奕。
shì a ，méicuò 。tāmen chū jīcāng de shíhou xiàng huānyíng de rénqún huīshǒu zhìyì ，kàn qǐlái qīnhé yòu shéncàiyìyì 。
Yes, that's right. They waved to the crowds that had gathered to welcome them when they were coming out of the plane. They looked so friendly and in radiant form.
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发挥好财政政策的积极作用，用好国债、减税等政策工具，用好担保机制。
fāhuī hǎo cáizhèng zhèngcè de jījí zuòyòng ，yòng hǎo guózhài 、jiǎnshuì děng zhèngcè gōngjù ，yòng hǎo dānbǎo jīzhì 。
Take advantage of the positive role of fiscal policy, make good use of government bonds, tax cuts and other policy tools, and to use the guarantee mechanism.
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李旦说：“中非合作的领域将更加宽广，更加多元。除了政府主导，将更加注重发挥市场的作用，企业将成为主力军。”
LǐDàn shuō ：“ZhōngFēi hézuò de lǐngyù jiāng gèngjiā kuānguǎng ，gèngjiā duōyuán 。chúle zhèngfǔ zhǔdǎo ，jiāng gèngjiā zhùzhòng fāhuī shìchǎng de zuòyòng ，qǐyè jiāng chéngwéi zhǔlìjūn 。”
Li Dan said: "The field of China-Africa cooperation will be broader and more diverse. While there is government leadership, the role of the market and enterprise will be the main driver.
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将探讨在“互联网 ”背景下，绿色技术如何在城市垃圾资源化发挥创新性效应等主题。
jiāng tàntǎo zài “Hùliánwǎng ”bèijǐng xià ，lǜsè jìshù rúhé zài chéngshì lājī zīyuánhuà fāhuī chuàngxīnxìng xiàoyìng děng zhǔtí 。
We will explore in the context of internet, how green technologies can play an innovative role in urban waste recycling
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今天，驻训朱日和的精锐部队，带着建军九十年的历史荣耀，带着强军的时代担当，集结在阅兵场，接受党和人民检阅，接受习主席检阅，向党和人民宣誓：听党指挥、能打胜仗、作风优良。
jīntiān ，zhùxùn Zhūrìhé de jīngruì bùduì ，dài zhe jiàn jūn jiǔshí Nián de lìshǐ róngyào ，dài zhe qiáng jūn de shídài dāndāng ，jíjié zài yuèbīng chǎng ，jiēshòu dǎng hé rénmín jiǎnyuè ，jiēshòu Xí zhǔxí jiǎnyuè ，Xiàng dǎng hé rénmín xuānshì ：tīng dǎng zhǐhuī 、néng dǎ shèngzhàng 、zuòfēng yōuliáng 。
Today, the elite troops stationed at Zhurihe, bring glory to the 90 year history since the establishment of the People's Liberation Army, assuming their roles in the era of military might, gathering on the inspection field, to be observed by the Party and the people, and inspected by President Xi Jinping, and swearing an oath to the Party and the people: to listen to the party's instructions, to be victorious in war, and to engage in great work styles.
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但是从长远来说，对英国不利的影响也有很多。失去欧盟成员国的资格，英国将难以依托欧盟，在欧洲和世界事务中发挥重要作用，其国际地位和影响将大打折扣。
dànshì cóng chángyuǎn láishuō ，duì Yīngguó bùlì de yǐngxiǎng yě yǒu hěn duō 。shīqù Ōuméng chéngyuán guó de zīge ，Yīngguó jiāng nányǐ yītuō Ōuméng ，zài Ōuzhōu hé shìjiè shìwù zhōng fāhuī zhòngyào zuòyòng ，qí guójì dìwèi hé yǐngxiǎng jiāng dà dǎ zhékòu 。
But in the long-term, there are also a lot of effects that are detrimental to the UK. After losing its membership of the EU, the UK will find it hard to play an important role in European and global affairs, which it previously did through the EU. It's global status will be seriously undermined.
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当然，你说的没错，所有的文化一定和社会形态密不可分。同时，孝悌文化经孔孟儒学的发挥，及历代帝王的提倡，也确实是深入民心。
dāngrán ，nǐshuōde méicuò ，suǒyǒu de wénhuà yīdìng hé shèhuì xíngtài mì bùkě fēn 。tóngshí ，xiàotì wénhuà jīng kǒngmèng rúxué de fāhuī ，jí lìdài dìwáng de tíchàng ，yě quèshí shì shēnrù mínxīn 。
Of course, you're right. All culture has an intimate relationship with social structures. At the same time, the culture of filial piety and fraternal duty, as expressed by Confucius, Mencius and the Confucian school, and promoted by successive emperors and kings, has really been deeply implanted in people's minds.
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算了算了，你要不要念法律算了！把你的伶牙俐齿发挥在老妈身上还真是可惜了。
suànle suànle ，nǐ yào bù yào niàn fǎlǜ suànle ！bǎ nǐ de língyá lìchǐ fāhuī zài lǎomā shēnshàng hái zhēn shì kěxī le 。
Forget it, forget it, why don't you go study law! Wasting your eloquence on your mother is such a pity.
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乐广在家中思来想去、东翻西找，最后在客厅一抬头便看见墙上挂了一只弓，弯弯曲曲地像条蛇似的。脑中突然灵光一闪，心想：该不会和这只弓有关吧？于是乐广发挥了科学办案的精神，决定来个案情重组。
YuèGuǎng zài jiā zhōng sīláixiǎngqù 、dōngfānxīzhǎo ，zuìhòu zài kètīng yī táitóu biàn kànjiàn qiáng shàng guà le yī zhī gōng ，wānwānqūqū de xiàng tiáo shé shìde 。nǎozhōng tūrán língguāngyìshǎn ，xīnxiǎng ：gāi bùhuì hé zhè zhī gōng yǒuguān ba ？yúshì YuèGuǎng fāhuī le kēxué bànàn de jīngshén ，juédìng lái ge ànqíng chóngzǔ 。
Yue Guang racked his brain and searched everywhere at his place. Finally, he looked up in the living room and saw a bow hanging on the wall. The bow looks twisted like a snake. A light bulb went on in his brain, "Could the bow has something to do with this?" He thought. Then he decided to reorganise the case with the spirit of tackling this case using science.
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是的，我想这跟您谈到的工作愿景能够相呼应，对您而言，是一个很能发挥的职位。
shì de ，wǒ xiǎng zhè gēn nín tán dào de gōngzuò yuànjǐng nénggòu xiānghūyìng ，duìnínéryán ，shì yí ge hěn néng fāhuī de zhíwèi 。
Yes, I think that this job can fulfill your expectations and I think you'll really be able to put your skills to use.
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