挥手

huī shǒu · hui shou

Traditional 揮手

Meaning

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  1. to wave (one's hand)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

火(huǒ)车(chē)开(kāi)出(chū)的(de)时(shí)候(hou),他(tā)们(men)都(dōu)挥(huī)手(shǒu)向(xiàng)父(fù)母(mǔ)道(dào)别(bié)。

They waved good-bye to their parents as the train pulled out.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by helloroto · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)站(zhàn)在(zài)台(tái)上(shàng)向(xiàng)观(guān)众(zhòng)挥(huī)手(shǒu)致(zhì)意(yì)。

She stood on the stage and waved to the audience in greeting.

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