Chinese word dictionary

挥霍

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

Word information

Simplified挥霍
Traditional揮霍
Pinyinhuīhuò
Part of speech
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06

How to learn 挥霍

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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