挂
挂
guà
to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned
Traditional: 掛
Character Breakdown
Radical: 手 (no. 64)Traditional: 掛
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- (verb, classifier) to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
- to hang up (the phone)
- (of a line) to be dead
- to be worried or concerned
- to make a phone call (dialect)
- to register or record
- classifier for sets or clusters of objects
- (slang) to kill
- to die
- to be finished
- to fail (an exam)
Example Sentences
请挂在墙上。
Qǐng guà zài qiángshang
Please hang it on the wall
Words Containing 挂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 倒挂 | dào guà | lit. to hang upside down | |
| 吊挂 | diào guà | to suspend | |
| 喝挂 | hē guà | (coll.) to get drunk | |
| 垂挂 | chuí guà | to hang down | |
| 壁挂 | bì guà | wall hanging | |
| 外挂 | wài guà | attached externally (e.g. fuel tank) | |
| 张挂 | zhāng guà | to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc) | |
| 悬挂 | xuán guà | to suspend | |
| 披挂 | pī guà | to put on a suit of armor | |
| 拖挂 | tuō guà | to pull |
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HSK 2.0: Level 4HSK 3.0: Level 3
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