挥动 meaning in English

huīdòng

to wave sth; to brandish

Traditional 揮動15 strokes

Meaning of 挥动

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huīdòng
  1. to wave sth
  2. to brandish

挥动 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

说shuō到dào天tiān使shǐ,你nǐ就jiù听tīng到dào他tā们men翅chì膀bǎng挥huī动dòng的de声shēng音yīn。
Speak of angels and you hear their wings.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

挥 huī · to wave · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 挥动.

动作dòngzuòmovement; motion; action; to act; to move
行动xíngdòngoperation; action
动物dòngwùanimal
活动huódòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动yùndòngto move; to exercise
感动gǎndòngto move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally)
动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
发动fādòngto start; to launch
自动zìdòngautomatic; voluntarily
主动zhǔdòngto take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord
动力dònglìmotive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus
推动tuīdòngto push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to

Questions about 挥动

What does 挥动 mean?

挥动 (huīdòng) means "to wave sth; to brandish".

How do you write 挥动?

挥动 is made of 2 characters: 挥 (9 strokes), 动 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

How is 挥动 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 挥动 is written 揮動.