挥 huī
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 军 army, military
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
挥霍
huīhuò
to squander; to waste lavishly
Characters in this word
霍 huò
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 雨 — rain
- Made of
- 雨 rain 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他在短短半年内挥霍了祖父留下的积蓄。 Tā zài duǎnduǎn bàn nián nèi huīhuò le zǔfù liúxià de jīxù. In just half a year, he squandered the savings left by his grandfather.
- 她一拿到奖金就挥霍一空，月底又没钱了。 Tā yī ná dào jiǎngjīn jiù huīhuò yīkōng, yuèdǐ yòu méi qián le. As soon as she got her bonus she squandered it all, and by the end of the month she was broke again.
- 别在不必要的东西上挥霍时间和金钱。 Bié zài bú bìyào de dōngxi shàng huīhuò shíjiān hé jīnqián. Don't waste time and money on unnecessary things.
Related words
- 发挥 fāhuī to bring out; to show
- 指挥 zhǐhuī to direct; to command
- 挥舞 huīwǔ to wave; to brandish
- 赤字 chìzì deficit
- 筹措 chóucuò to raise; to collect funds or materials
- 筹集 chóují to raise; to collect
- 筹 chóu to raise; to plan; to prepare
- 拨款 bōkuǎn to allocate funds; allocated funds
- 财力 cáilì financial resources; financial strength
- 本钱 běnqián capital; resources; basis for doing something
- 差额 chā'é difference; balance; shortfall
- 冻结 dòngjié to freeze; to freeze assets/accounts