Chinese Word: 垂 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

垂HSK 6

Pinyin: chuí

English Definition: to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach

Chinese Definition:
①东西一头挂下：垂杨柳。垂钓。垂直。垂线。垂手(ａ．表示容易；b．表示恭敬)。垂泪。垂髫(头发下垂，指儿童)。垂头丧气。
②敬辞，用于别人(多是长辈或上级)对自己的行动：垂爱。垂怜。垂询。
③传下去，传留后世：垂范。永垂不朽。
④接近，快要：垂危。垂老。垂成。功败垂成。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 土

Pictographic:A tree with drooping branches

Character Formation:

⿻ Overlaid
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 士 [ shì ] scholar, gentleman; soldier
- 卄 [ niàn ] twenty, twentieth

Similar Characters: 罜

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Example Words

垂直HSK 6	chuí zhí	perpendicular; vertical
低垂	dī chuí	to droop; to hang low
垂头丧气	chuí tóu sàng qì	hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen
下垂	xià chuí	to droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging; drooping; prolapse (medicine)
垂危	chuí wēi	close to death; life-threatening (illness)

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Example Sentences

1		tā 她 cháng cháng de 长长的 tóu fa 头发 cóng 从 bèi hòu 背后 chuí 垂 xià 下。 She has long hair that flows down her back.
2		měi wèi 美味 de 的 shí wù 食物 zǒng shì 总是 ràng 让 rén 人 chuí xián sān chǐ 垂涎三尺。 Delicious food always makes people salivate.
3		zhè ge 这个 diào yú 钓鱼 de 的 dì fang 地方 fēi cháng 非常 shì hé 适合 xiū xián 休闲 chuí diào 垂钓。 This fishing spot is perfect for leisure fishing.
4		zhè 这 dào 道 cài 菜 yǒu 有 yī gǔ 一股 xiāng qì 香气， ràng 让 rén 人 chuí xián yù dī 垂涎欲滴。 This dish has a fragrant aroma that makes people salivate.
5		yè mù 夜幕 dī chuí 低垂， chéng shì 城市 dēng huǒ huī huáng 灯火辉煌， jǐng xiàng 景象 cuǐ càn duó mù 璀璨夺目。 As night falls, the city lights up brilliantly, and the sight is dazzling.

More Sentences

1		tā 她 cháng cháng de 长长的 tóu fa 头发 cóng 从 bèi hòu 背后 chuí 垂 xià 下。 She has long hair that flows down her back.
2		měi wèi 美味 de 的 shí wù 食物 zǒng shì 总是 ràng 让 rén 人 chuí xián sān chǐ 垂涎三尺。 Delicious food always makes people salivate.
3		zhè ge 这个 diào yú 钓鱼 de 的 dì fang 地方 fēi cháng 非常 shì hé 适合 xiū xián 休闲 chuí diào 垂钓。 This fishing spot is perfect for leisure fishing.
4		zhè 这 dào 道 cài 菜 yǒu 有 yī gǔ 一股 xiāng qì 香气， ràng 让 rén 人 chuí xián yù dī 垂涎欲滴。 This dish has a fragrant aroma that makes people salivate.
5		yè mù 夜幕 dī chuí 低垂， chéng shì 城市 dēng huǒ huī huáng 灯火辉煌， jǐng xiàng 景象 cuǐ càn duó mù 璀璨夺目。 As night falls, the city lights up brilliantly, and the sight is dazzling.

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