揮 [挥]

Jyutping fai1
Pinyin huī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to wave
  2. to brandish
  3. to command
  4. to conduct
  5. to scatter
  6. to disperse
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (slang) (loanword of fight) 1. Compare; 2. Comparable
  2. to wave/to brandish/to command/to conduct/to scatter/to disperse/to direct/to squander/to compete against/to challenge/to fight with
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    手臂​大幅度​移動​；​可以​係​空手​或者​揸​住​一​啲​嘢
    to wave; to swing
    • 揮手
      挥手
      fai1 sau2
      to wave one's hands
    • 揮棒
      挥棒
      fai1 paang5
      to bat; to swing a bat
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to disperse; to scatter
  2. character
    to squander
  3. character
    to wield; to wave; to brandish
  4. character
    to direct; to command
  5. character
    to wipe away
  6. character, Cantonese, Hong-Kong, broadly
    to compare; to compete
    • 冇得揮／冇得挥
      冇得挥／冇得挥
      ― mou5 dak1 fai1
      X
  7. character, Cantonese, Hong-Kong
    to fight
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. direct
  2. wipe away
  3. squander
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    QBKQ
  5. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    QBJJ
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1789
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #91
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #156
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她挥着她的手，直到火车消失在视线之外。
    她揮着她的手，直到火車消失在視線之外。
    tā huī zhe tā de shǒu ， zhí dào huǒ chē xiāo shī zài shì xiàn zhī wài 。
    • She waved her hand until the train was out of sight.
  2. Mandarin
    她边挥手边微笑著。
    她邊揮手邊微笑著。
    tā biān huī shǒu biān wēi xiào zhù 。
    • She smiled, waving her hand.
  3. Mandarin
    指挥官要求士兵立刻开火。
    指揮官要求士兵立刻開火。
    zhǐ huī guān yāo qiú shì bīng lì kè kāi huǒ 。
    • The commander gave orders that his men fire at once.
  4. Mandarin
    因为你们公司的业务能够发挥我的特长。
    因為你們公司的業務能夠發揮我的特長。
    yīn wèi nǐ men gōng sī de yè wù néng gòu fā huī wǒ de tè cháng 。
    • Because your business can play to my strengths.
  5. Mandarin
    她完全没有出外的心情，因为那种突然失去父亲的痛苦，一直在她的心头挥之不去。
    她完全沒有出外的心情，因為那種突然失去父親的痛苦，一直在她的心頭揮之不去。
    tā wán quán méi yǒu chū wài de xīn qíng ， yīn wèi nà zhǒng tū rán shī qù fù qīn de tòng kǔ ， yī zhí zài tā de xīn tóu huī zhī bù qù 。
    • The shock of her father's death lingered on and she didn't feel like going out at all.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢认为，人事部嘅角色系协助员工发挥所长，从而推动公司发展。
    佢認為，人事部嘅角色係協助員工發揮所長，從而推動公司發展。
    keoi5 jing6 wai6, jan4 si6 bou6 ge3 gok3 sik1 hai6 hip3 zo6 jyun4 gung1 faat3 fai1 so2 coeng4, cung4 ji4 teoi1 dung6 gung1 si1 faat3 zin2.
    • He believed that the role of the HR department was to help staff make good use of their talent, so as to push forward organisational development.
  2. Cantonese
    往事喺我脑海中挥之不去。
    往事喺我腦海中揮之不去。
    • The past keeps lingering in my mind.
  3. Cantonese
    过年𠮶阵家家户户都会喺门或者墙上面黏挥春。
    過年嗰陣家家户户都會喺門或者牆上面黏揮春。
    gwo3 nin4 go2 zan2 gaa1 gaa1 wu6 wu6 dou1 wui5 hai2 mun4 waak6 ze2 coeng4 soeng6 min6 nim4 fai1 ceon1.
    • All families will post red scrolls on their doors or walls during the lunar new year.
  4. Cantonese
    我希望大家来年可以继续发挥团队精神，令公司嘅业绩再创高峰！
    我希望大家來年可以繼續發揮團隊精神，令公司嘅業績再創高峯！
    ngo5 hei1 mong6 daai6 gaa1 loi4 nin4 ho2 ji5 gai3 zuk6 faat3 fai1 tyun4 deoi2 zing1 san4, ling6 gung1 si1 ge3 jip6 zik1 zoi3 cong3 gou1 fung1!
    • I hope that all of us will showcase our team spirit in the coming year, and lead our company to scale a new height!
  5. Cantonese
    挥手道别
    揮手道別
    fai1 sau2 dou6 bit6
    • to wave goodbye to somebody
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    陈正湘判断独立小院内是敌指挥所，果断命令炮兵连射击，由于炮弹紧缺只发射四发炮弹，击毙阿部的是最后一发炮弹。
    陳正湘判斷獨立小院內是敵指揮所，果斷命令炮兵連射擊，由於炮彈緊缺只發射四發炮彈，擊斃阿部的是最後一發炮彈。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    但此时他新纳的爱宠老九也就替他挥霍得可观。
    但此時他新納的愛寵老九也就替他揮霍得可觀。
    dàn cǐ shí tā xīn nà de ài chǒng lǎo jiǔ yě jiù tì tā huī huò de kě guān ．
    • X
  2. Cantonese
    冇得挥／冇得挥
    冇得揮／冇得挥
    ― mou5 dak1 fai1
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    我摔倒之后，妈跑过来扶我，爸却挥手要她走开。
    我摔倒之後，媽跑過來扶我，爸卻揮手要她走開。
    wǒ shuāi dǎo zhī hòu ， mā pǎo guò lái fú wǒ ， bà què huī shǒu yào tā zǒu kāi ．
    • After I fell down, Mom ran over and helped me up, but Dad waved her away.
  4. Mandarin
    充分发挥优越性
    充分發揮優越性
    chōng fèn fā huī yōu yuè xìng
    • to fully exert its superiority; to bring its superiority into full play
  5. Mandarin
    发挥决定性作用
    發揮決定性作用
    fā huī jué dìng xìng zuò yòng
    • to play a decisive role