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招手

招手 (zhāo shǒu): To wave (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

招手 consists of 2 characters.

to beckon, to recruit, to attract

Word Info

Pinyinzhāo shǒu

Meaningto wave

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 6

SyntaxVerb

Word招手

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 招手.

Words with 招

招聘zhāo pìnHSK 4
打招呼dǎ zhāo huHSK 4
招待zhāo dàiHSK 5
招收zhāo shōuHSK 6
招标zhāo biāoHSK 6
招生zhāo shēngHSK 6
招募zhāo mùHSK 7-9
招商zhāo shāngHSK 7-9

Words with 手

手机shǒu jīHSK 2
手表shǒu biǎoHSK 2
洗手间xǐ shǒu jiānHSK 3
歌手gē shǒuHSK 4
二手èr shǒuHSK 5
分手fēn shǒuHSK 5
对手duì shǒuHSK 5
手套

shǒu tào

HSK 5

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Example Sentences with 招手

tā他

xiàng向

wǒ我

zhāo招

shǒu手

biǎo表

shì示

huān欢

yíng迎

。

He waved to me to show welcome.

tā他

zài在

mǎ马

lù路

duì对

miàn面

cháo朝

wǒ我

zhāo招

shǒu

手

。

He waved at me from across the street.