挥发 揮發
挥发 揮發 huī fā ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄚ fai1 faat3
- to volatilize
- to vaporize
- to evaporate (esp. at ordinary temperatures)
- (in compound words) volatile
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挥 揮
- 指挥 指揮 zhǐ huī ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ zi2 fai1 to conduct
- 发挥 發揮 fā huī ㄈㄚ ㄏㄨㄟ faat3 fai1 to display
- 挥别 揮別 huī bié ㄏㄨㄟ ㄅㄧㄝˊ fai1 bit6 to wave goodbye
- 挥动 揮動 huī dòng ㄏㄨㄟ ㄉㄨㄥˋ fai1 dung6 to wave sth
- 挥师 揮師 huī shī ㄏㄨㄟ ㄕ fai1 si1 in command of the army
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- 挥戈 揮戈 huī gē ㄏㄨㄟ ㄍㄜ fai1 gwo1 to brandish a spear
- 挥手 揮手 huī shǒu ㄏㄨㄟ ㄕㄡˇ fai1 sau2 to wave (one's hand)
- 挥斥 揮斥 huī chì ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔˋ fai1 cik1 to chide
- 挥杆 揮桿 huī gān ㄏㄨㄟ ㄍㄢ fai1 gon1 swing (golf)
- 挥毫 揮毫 huī háo ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄠˊ fai1 hou4 to write or draw with a brush
- 挥汗 揮汗 huī hàn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄢˋ fai1 hon6 to sweat profusely
- 挥泪 揮淚 huī lèi ㄏㄨㄟ ㄌㄟˋ fai1 leoi6 to shed tears
- 挥洒 揮灑 huī sǎ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄙㄚˇ fai1 saa2 to sprinkle
- 挥翰 揮翰 huī hàn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄢˋ fai1 hon6 (literary) to wield a writing brush
- 挥舞 揮舞 huī wǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄨˇ fai1 mou5 to brandish
- 挥霍 揮霍 huī huò ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄛˋ fai1 fok3 to squander money
- 挥麈 揮麈 huī zhǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓㄨˇ fai1 zyu2 to brandish
- 指挥官 指揮官 zhǐ huī guān ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄢ zi2 fai1 gun1 commander
- 指挥家 指揮家 zhǐ huī jiā ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄚ zi2 fai1 gaa1 (music) conductor
- 指挥棒 指揮棒 zhǐ huī bàng ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄅㄤˋ zi2 fai1 paang5 baton
发 發
- 并发 併發 bìng fā ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄚ bing3 faat3 to happen simultaneously
- 出发 出發 chū fā ㄔㄨ ㄈㄚ ceot1 faat3 to set off
- 分发 分發 fēn fā ㄈㄣ ㄈㄚ fan1 faat3 to distribute
- 启发 啟發 qǐ fā ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄚ kai2 faat3 to enlighten
- 引发 引發 yǐn fā ㄧㄣˇ ㄈㄚ jan5 faat3 to lead to
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- 复发 復發 fù fā ㄈㄨˋ ㄈㄚ fuk6 faat3 to recur (of a disease)
- 打发 打發 dǎ fa ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄈㄚ daa2 faat3 to dispatch sb to do sth
- 批发 批發 pī fā ㄆㄧ ㄈㄚ pai1 faat3 wholesale
- 揭发 揭發 jiē fā ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄚ kit3 faat3 to expose
- 散发 散發 sàn fā ㄙㄢˋ ㄈㄚ saan3 faat3 to distribute; to emit; to give off
- 沙发 沙發 shā fā ㄕㄚ ㄈㄚ saa1 faat3 (loanword) sofa
- 激发 激發 jī fā ㄐㄧ ㄈㄚ gik1 faat3 to arouse
- 焕发 煥發 huàn fā ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄚ wun6 faat3 to shine
- 爆发 爆發 bào fā ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄚ baau3 faat3 to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
- 理发 理髮 lǐ fà ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄚˋ lei5 faat3 to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
- 发作 發作 fā zuò ㄈㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ faat3 zok3 to flare up; to break out
- 发光 發光 fā guāng ㄈㄚ ㄍㄨㄤ faat3 gwong1 to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
- 发出 發出 fā chū ㄈㄚ ㄔㄨ faat3 ceot1 to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
- 发动 發動 fā dòng ㄈㄚ ㄉㄨㄥˋ faat3 dung6 to start
- 发射 發射 fā shè ㄈㄚ ㄕㄜˋ faat3 se6 to shoot (a projectile)
Idioms with these characters
- 挥毫洒墨 揮毫灑墨 huī háo sǎ mò ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄠˊ ㄙㄚˇ ㄇㄛˋ fai1 hou4 saa2 mak6 to wield a writing brush (idiom)
- 挥霍无度 揮霍無度 huī huò wú dù ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄨˊ ㄉㄨˋ fai1 fok3 mou4 dou6 (idiom) to squander recklessly; to spend extravagantly
- 挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨˇ fai1 gam1 jyu4 tou2 lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
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- 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3 lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom)
- 不悱不发 不悱不發 bù fěi bù fā ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚ a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
- 东窗事发 東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
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- 对症发药 對症發藥 duì zhèng fā yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄚ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 faat3 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 发奋图强 發奮圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better
- 发愤图强 發憤圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
- 发愤忘食 發憤忘食 fā fèn wàng shí ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕˊ faat3 fan5 mong4 sik6 so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
- 发奋有为 發奮有為 fā fèn yǒu wéi ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ faat3 fan5 jau5 wai4 to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)
- 发号施令 發號施令 fā hào shī lìng ㄈㄚ ㄏㄠˋ ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˋ faat3 hou6 si1 ling6 to boss people around (idiom)
- 发聋振聩 發聾振聵 fā lóng zhèn kuì ㄈㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ faat3 lung4 zan3 kui2 lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic