垂

To hang (down) in Chinese: 垂 (chuí)

chuí

to hang (down)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to hang (down)
  2. 2droop
  3. 3dangle
  4. 4bend down
  5. 5hand down
  6. 6bequeath
  7. 7nearly
  8. 8almost
  9. 9to approach

Stroke order

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垂

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄔㄨㄟˊ

chuí

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 柳树的枝条垂到了水面。

    liǔ shù de zhī tiáo chuí dào le shuǐ miàn。

    The willow branches droop down to the water's surface.

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Related words

垂头丧气

chuí tóu sàng qì

hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom)

捶

chuí

to beat (with a stick or one's fist)

锤子

chuí zi

hammer

纯粹

chún cuì

pure

纯洁

chún jié

pure

纯朴

chún pǔ

variant of 淳朴

醇厚

chún hòu

mellow and rich

蠢

chǔn

variant of 蠢

戳

chuō

to jab

绰号

chuò hào

nickname

瓷

cí

chinaware

瓷器

cí qì

chinaware

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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