Chinese word dictionary

挥斥

huī chì · to chide; to berate; energetic

Practice word

Word information

Simplified挥斥

Traditional揮斥

Pinyinhuī chì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

挥huī

to direct; to squander; to wave; to wipe away

斥chì

to scold, to upbraid; to accuse, to blame; to reproach

How to learn 挥斥

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

发挥fāhuī

to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme)

挥huī

to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse

指挥zhǐhuī

to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4]

充斥chōngchì

to be full of; to flood; to congest

挥霍huīhuò

to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile

挥舞huīwǔ

to brandish; to wave sth