挥霍
Old HSK 6
挥霍 (huīhuò) · to squander
挥霍 (huīhuò) means “to squander; to waste money”. It is written with 2 characters: 挥 (to wave) + 霍 (quickly). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 挥霍 is built
The characters
挥 huī · to wave
What 挥 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 军jūn — army
- 冖mì — cover
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: To direct an army 军 by hand 扌 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
霍 huò · quickly
What 霍 is made of
- 雨yǔ — rain
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Example sentences
他把父母的钱都挥霍光了。Tā bǎ fùmǔ de qián dōu huīhuò guāng le.He squandered all his parents' money.
我们不应该挥霍粮食。Wǒmen bù yīnggāi huīhuò liángshí.We shouldn't waste food.
Questions about 挥霍
What does 挥霍 mean?
挥霍 (huīhuò) means “to squander; to waste money”.
How do you pronounce 挥霍?
挥霍 is pronounced huīhuò.
Which HSK level is 挥霍?
挥霍 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 挥霍 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 82: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.