吊

To suspend in Chinese: 吊 (diào)

diào

to suspend

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to suspend
  2. 2to hang up
  3. 3to hang a person

Stroke order

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吊

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄉㄧㄠˋ

diào

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 工人把重物吊了上去。

    gōng rén bǎ zhòng wù diào le shàng qù。

    The workers hoisted the heavy object up.

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Related words

吊销

diào xiāo

to suspend (an agreement)

提心吊胆

tí xīn diào dǎn

(saying) to be very scared and on edge

调研

diào yán

to investigate and research

跌

diē

to fall

定价

dìng jià

to set a price

定时

dìng shí

to fix a time

定位

dìng wèi

to orientate

动画

dòng huà

animation

都市

dū shì

city

斗争

dòu zhēng

a struggle

毒品

dú pǐn

drugs

赌

dǔ

to bet

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