揮手

挥手
huīshǒu
to wave (one's hand)

CEDICT

to wave one's hand; to beckon

Wiktionary

舉手揮動：(1)以示告別。晉．劉琨〈扶風歌〉：「揮手長相謝，哽咽不能言。」(2)表示叫人走開。如：「揮手令去。」(3)表示見面招呼。如：「他向她揮手打了個招呼。」

重編國語辭典

Examples

汤姆挥手了。

Tom waved.

Source: Tatoeba

她邊揮手邊微笑著。

She smiled, waving her hand.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 揮 huī
  1. to wave
  2. to brandish
  3. to command
  4. to conduct
  5. to scatter
  6. to disperse
2 手 shǒu
  1. hand
  2. (formal) to hold
  3. person engaged in certain types of work
  4. person skilled in certain types of work
  5. personal(ly)
  6. convenient
  7. classifier for skill

classifiers: 雙, 隻

Related entries

招手 zhāoshǒu
  1. to wave
  2. to beckon
那個向你招手的女孩是誰？

Who is that girl waving to you?

Source: Tatoeba

揮 huī
  1. to wave
  2. to brandish
  3. to command
  4. to conduct
  5. to scatter
  6. to disperse
她挥了挥手。

She waved her arms.

Source: Tatoeba

舞弄 wǔnòng
  1. to wave
  2. to brandish
飄揚 piāoyáng
  1. to wave
  2. to flutter
  3. to fly
掄 lūn
  1. to swing (one's arms, a heavy object)
  2. to wave (a sword, one's fists)
  3. to fling (money)
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