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挥舞 meaning in English

huīwǔ

to brandish; to wave sth

Traditional 揮舞23 strokes

Meaning of 挥舞

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huīwǔ
  1. to brandish
  2. to wave sth

挥舞 in example sentences

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

两liǎng名míng女nǚ子zǐ挥huī舞wǔ著zhù巨jù大dà的de锅guō铲chǎn，不bù停tíng地dì翻fān炒chǎo著zhù盛shèng满mǎn咖kā哩lī酱jiàng汁zhī的de牛niú肉ròu丝sī。
Two women wielding giant spatulas continuously stir a brimming wok of shredded beef simmering in curry sauce.

Stroke order for each character

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挥 huī · to wave · 9 strokes

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舞 wǔ · to dance · 14 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 挥舞.

跳舞tiàowǔto dance
舞台wǔtái(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
指挥zhǐhuīto conduct; to command
发挥fāhuīto display; to exhibit
舞蹈wǔdǎodance (performance art); dancing
舞厅wǔtīngdance hall; ballroom
鼓舞gǔwǔto inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
歌舞gēwǔsinging and dancing
舞会wǔhuìdance; ball
指挥官zhǐhuīguāncommander
舞者wǔzhědancer
脱衣舞tuōyīwǔstriptease

Questions about 挥舞

What does 挥舞 mean?

挥舞 (huīwǔ) means "to brandish; to wave sth".

How do you write 挥舞?

挥舞 is made of 2 characters: 挥 (9 strokes), 舞 (14 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

How is 挥舞 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 挥舞 is written 揮舞.