Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
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。
Meanings
招手zhāoshǒu
to wave or beckon with the hand
他向我招手，让我过去。
招手zhāoshǒu
to wave (as a greeting or goodbye)
她笑着向大家招手。
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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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