How to say “wave” in Chinese
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“Wave” in Chinese is 挥, huī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
挥 is read huī. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”: to wave your hand. On the right, 军 “army”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “挥”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 挥. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她向我们挥了挥手tāxiàngwǒmenhuīlehuishǒuShe waved to us.
- 他把手一挥，大家都安静了。tābǎshǒuyìhuī,dàjiādōuānjìngleHe waved his hand — and everyone fell silent.
- 他考试发挥得很好tākǎoshìfāhuīdehěnhǎoHe did really well on the exam.
- 这场音乐会由王老师指挥。zhèchǎngyīnyuèhuìyóuWánglǎoshīzhǐhuīTeacher Wang is conducting this concert.
- 这场音乐会2由王老师指挥zhèchǎngyīnyuèhuìyóuWánglǎoshīzhǐhuīTeacher Wang is conducting this concert.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Reach out a hand”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “wave” in Chinese?
“Wave” in Chinese is 挥, pinyin huī.
What does 挥 mean?
挥 (huī) means “wave”.
How do you write 挥?
挥 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 挥?
挥 is read huī. Tones: huī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“wave” in the lesson “Reach out a hand”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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