What 挥霍 means
- Spend extravagantly (squander)
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What does 挥霍 mean in English?
挥霍 is pronounced huīhuò and means Spend extravagantly (squander).
How do you pronounce 挥霍?
挥霍 is huīhuò in pinyin — written huihuo without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 挥霍?
挥霍 is written with 2 characters: 挥 (huī) Wave (wipe away - scatter), 霍 (huò) Suddenly (quickly - cholera). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 挥霍 written in traditional Chinese?
揮霍. The simplified form 挥霍 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 揮霍 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced huīhuò.
Is 挥霍 an HSK word?
Yes — 挥霍 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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