diào

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 吊

吊销
diào xiāo

to suspend (an agreement)

提心吊胆
tí xīn diào dǎn

(saying) to be very scared and on edge

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào

to make a terrible scene (idiom)

上吊
shàng diào

to hang oneself

不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ

don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)

倒吊蜡烛
dào diào là zhú

Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)

半吊子
bàn diào zi

dabbler

吊具
diào jù

spreader (for pallet, container etc)

吊卷
diào juàn

to consult the archives

吊唁
diào yàn

to offer condolences (for the deceased)

吊嗓子
diào sǎng zi

voice training (for Chinese opera)

吊塔
diào tǎ

a tower crane

吊坠
diào zhuì

a pendant (jewelry)

吊坠缚
diào zhuì fù

strappado bondage

吊审
diào shěn

to bring to trial

吊带
diào dài

suspenders

吊带背心
diào dài bèi xīn

camisole (women's garment)

吊带衫
diào dài shān

halter top

吊床
diào chuáng

hammock

吊扇
diào shàn

a ceiling fan

吊打
diào dǎ

to hang sb up and beat him

吊扣
diào kòu

to suspend (a license etc)

吊挂
diào guà

to suspend

吊斗
diào dǒu

(a container) carried suspended or underslung

吊杆
diào gān

a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)

吊梯
diào tī

a rope ladder

吊杠
diào gàng

trapeze (gymnastics)

吊楼
diào lóu

house overhanging a river, supported at the rear by stilts

吊桥
diào qiáo

drawbridge

吊机
diào jī

crane

吊死
diào sǐ

death by hanging

吊死鬼
diào sǐ guǐ

ghost of a person who died by hanging

吊灯
diào dēng

hanging lamp

吊牌
diào pái

hangtag; swing tag

吊球
diào qiú

to perform a drop shot (tennis etc)

吊环
diào huán

rings (gymnastics)

吊瓶
diào píng

infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)

吊瓶族
diào píng zú

\infusion clan\, patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc

吊窗
diào chuāng

a sash window

吊篮
diào lán

hanging basket (for flowers)

吊索
diào suǒ

sling; hoisting rope

吊线
diào xiàn

plumbline

吊绳
diào shéng

sling

吊胃口
diào wèi kǒu

(coll.) to keep sb in suspense

吊膀子
diào bàng zi

(dialect) to flirt (derog.)

吊兰
diào lán

spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

吊装
diào zhuāng

to construct by hoisting ready-built components into place

吊裆裤
diào dāng kù

baggy pants

吊袜带
diào wà dài

suspenders (for stockings)

吊起
diào qǐ

to hoist

吊车
diào chē

hoist

吊车尾
diào chē wěi

(coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc)

吊运
diào yùn

to transport by crane

吊钩
diào gōu

suspended hook

吊铺
diào pù

suspended bunk

吊钟花
diào zhōng huā

Chinese New Year flower (Enkianthus quinqueflorus)

吊门
diào mén

an overhung door

吊颈
diào jǐng

to hang oneself

吊盐水
diào yán shuǐ

(dialect) to put sb on an intravenous drip

塔吊
tǎ diào

tower crane

吊古
diào gǔ

to revisit the past

吊丧
diào sāng

to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences

吊孝
diào xiào

a condolence visit

吊客
diào kè

a visitor offering condolences

吊慰
diào wèi

to offer condolences

吊文
diào wén

paper prayers for the dead burnt at funerals

吊死问疾
diào sǐ wèn jí

to grieve for the sick and the dying

吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì

to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)

吊祭
diào jì

a worship ceremony for the dead

吊诡
diào guǐ

bizarre

吊诡矜奇
diào guǐ jīn qí

strange and paradoxical

形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào

with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)

凭吊
píng diào

to visit a place for the memories

打吊瓶
dǎ diào píng

to put sb on an intravenous drip

打吊针
dǎ diào zhēn

to put sb on an intravenous drip

拖吊
tuō diào

to tow (a car)

拖吊车
tuō diào chē

tow truck

祭吊
jì diào

to mourn and offer prayers

绷扒吊拷
bēng bā diào kǎo

to strip, tie up, hang and beat sb, an ancient torture technique

缆索吊椅
lǎn suǒ diào yǐ

ski-lift