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揮
手
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挥
-]
Jyutping
fai1 sau2
Pinyin
huī shǒu
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to wave (one's hand)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
將隻手舉起,然後左右揮動;係一種表示禮貌嘅動作
to wave one's hand
揮手道別
挥手道别
fai1 sau2 dou6 bit6
to wave goodbye to somebody
總統向群眾揮手。
总统向群众挥手。
zung2 tung2 hoeng3 kwan4 zung3 fai1 sau2.
The president waved at the people.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to wave one's hand; to beckon
(syn.) 擛手, 搰手, 招手, 𣚕手, 摆手, 招, 擺手
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
她邊揮手邊微笑著。
她边挥手边微笑著。
tā biān huī shǒu biān wēi xiào zhù 。
She smiled, waving her hand.
Mandarin
火車開出的時候,他們都揮手向父母道別。
火车开出的时候,他们都挥手向父母道别。
huǒ chē kāi chū de shí hou , tā men dōu huī shǒu xiàng fù mǔ dào bié 。
They waved good-bye to their parents as the train pulled out.
As the train pulled out, they waved goodbye to their parents.
Mandarin
湯姆揮手了。
汤姆挥手了。
tāng mǔ huī shǒu le 。
Tom waved.
Tom waved his hand.
Mandarin
湯姆在直升機上向瑪麗揮手。
汤姆在直升机上向玛丽挥手。
tāng mǔ zài zhí shēng jī shàng xiàng mǎ lì huī shǒu 。
Tom waved at Mary from the helicopter.
Mandarin
她揮了揮手。
她挥了挥手。
tā huī le huī shǒu 。
She waved her arms.
She was waving.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
揮手道別
挥手道别
fai1 sau2 dou6 bit6
to wave goodbye to somebody
Cantonese
總統向群眾揮手。
总统向群众挥手。
zung2 tung2 hoeng3 kwan4 zung3 fai1 sau2.
The president waved at the people.
Cantonese
揮手
挥手
fai1 sau2
to wave one's hands
Cantonese
忍淚揮手道別
忍泪挥手道别
jan2 leoi6 fai1 sau2 dou6 bit6
to hold one's tears and wave one's hand to say goodbye
Cantonese
佢含淚揮手,告別舞台。
佢含泪挥手,告别舞台。
keoi5 ham4 leoi6 fai1 sau2, gou3 bit6 mou5 toi4.
She waved the stage goodbye in tears.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
我摔倒之後,媽跑過來扶我,爸卻揮手要她走開。
我摔倒之后,妈跑过来扶我,爸却挥手要她走开。
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.