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招手
zhāoshǒu
Description
招手是用手上下或左右动一动，让别人过来或者跟别人打招呼、说再见。
招手 means moving your hand up and down or side to side to call someone over or to greet or say goodbye.
Meanings
招手zhāoshǒu
to wave or beckon with the hand
他向我招手，让我过去。
He waved to me to come over.
招手zhāoshǒu
to wave (as a greeting or goodbye)
她笑着向大家招手。
She smiled and waved to everyone.
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Notes
- Etymology
招 (beckon) + 手 (hand), literally "beckon with the hand."
- Nuance
招手 often means beckoning someone closer; 挥手 stresses waving, often for goodbye.
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