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挥霍 huīhuò

挥霍 huīhuò Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 挥霍 huīhuò .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
huīhuò | hui1 huo4
English translation
to squander money
extravagant
prodigal
free and easy
agile

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Traditional form

揮霍

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 挥霍 huīhuò

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huī

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of huī . Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and jūn represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

扌军

Number of Strokes

9
Huò

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

雨隹

Number of Strokes

16

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Example sentences using 挥霍 huīhuò

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继续 jìxù 挥霍 huīhuò 无度 wú dù ,直到 zhí dào Qián yòng guāng 为止 wéi zhǐ .

He went on spending lavishly until his money was at the end.

过去 guòqu hěn 挥霍 huīhuò ,结果 jiēguǒ 现在 xiànzài qióng le .

He was so profuse with his money that he is now poor.

有时 yǒu shí huì 头脑发热挥霍无度 huī huò wú dù

I can have a brainstorm and be very extravagant.

zài 18 yuè de 奢靡 shē mí 生活 shēnghuó Zhōng 挥霍 huīhuò le 533,000英镑 Yīng bàng

He blew £533,000 in an 18-month orgy of spending.

大部分 dà bù fen de Qián dōu bèi 大笔挥霍 huīhuò diào le

Much of the money was grossly misspent.

挥霍 huīhuò Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 挥霍 huīhuò and their own compounds.

挥霍 huīhuò Compounds

See all 12 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 挥霍 huīhuò in their composition.

  • huī
    • Huò
      • huò , huò , huō , huò , , , , , , , ,
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