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diào
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1423345)

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Words Containing 吊

凭吊
píng diào

to visit a place for the memories

吊盐水
diào yán shuǐ

(dialect) to put sb on an intravenous drip

吊杠
diào gàng

trapeze (gymnastics)

吊死
diào sǐ

death by hanging

倒吊蜡烛
dào diào là zhú

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

吊线
diào xiàn

plumbline

吊挂
diào guà

to suspend

吊塔
diào tǎ

a tower crane

吊门
diào mén

an overhung door

吊车尾
diào chē wěi

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

吊床
diào chuáng

hammock

拖吊
tuō diào

to tow (a car)

吊机
diào jī

crane

吊瓶族
diào píng zú

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

吊钩
diào gōu

suspended hook

吊灯
diào dēng

hanging lamp

吊铺
diào pù

suspended bunk

吊死鬼
diào sǐ guǐ

ghost of a person who died by hanging

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào

to make a terrible scene (idiom)

吊诡
diào guǐ

bizarre

吊兰
diào lán

spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

吊祭
diào jì

a worship ceremony for the dead

吊瓶
diào píng

infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)

吊扣
diào kòu

to suspend (a license etc)

吊扇
diào shàn

a ceiling fan

吊打
diào dǎ

to hang sb up and beat him

打吊针
dǎ diào zhēn

to put sb on an intravenous drip

吊绳
diào shéng

sling

吊篮
diào lán

hanging basket (for flowers)

吊古
diào gǔ

to revisit the past

吊运
diào yùn

to transport by crane

吊销
diào xiāo

to suspend (an agreement)

吊慰
diào wèi

to offer condolences

吊坠缚
diào zhuì fù

strappado bondage

吊具
diào jù

spreader (for pallet, container etc)

塔吊
tǎ diào

tower crane

吊环
diào huán

rings (gymnastics)

吊膀子
diào bàng zi

(dialect) to flirt (derog.)

吊梯
diào tī

a rope ladder

吊审
diào shěn

to bring to trial

吊杆
diào gān

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

吊装
diào zhuāng

to construct by hoisting ready-built components into place

吊车
diào chē

hoist

形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào

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

吊坠
diào zhuì

a pendant (jewelry)

上吊
shàng diào

to hang oneself

吊裆裤
diào dāng kù

baggy pants

吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì

to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)

吊袜带
diào wà dài

suspenders (for stockings)

缆索吊椅
lǎn suǒ diào yǐ

ski-lift

吊索
diào suǒ

sling; hoisting rope

吊桥
diào qiáo

drawbridge

吊嗓子
diào sǎng zi

voice training (for Chinese opera)

吊丧
diào sāng

to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences

提心吊胆
tí xīn diào dǎn

(saying) to be very scared and on edge

吊文
diào wén

paper prayers for the dead burnt at funerals

半吊子
bàn diào zi

dabbler

吊颈
diào jǐng

to hang oneself

吊楼
diào lóu

house overhanging a river, supported at the rear by stilts

吊胃口
diào wèi kǒu

(coll.) to keep sb in suspense

吊带衫
diào dài shān

halter top

绷扒吊拷
bēng bā diào kǎo

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

吊钟花
diào zhōng huā

Chinese New Year flower (Enkianthus quinqueflorus)

吊窗
diào chuāng

a sash window

吊带
diào dài

suspenders

吊卷
diào juàn

to consult the archives

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)

吊死问疾
diào sǐ wèn jí

to grieve for the sick and the dying

打吊瓶
dǎ diào píng

to put sb on an intravenous drip

吊诡矜奇
diào guǐ jīn qí

strange and paradoxical

吊球
diào qiú

to perform a drop shot (tennis etc)

祭吊
jì diào

to mourn and offer prayers

吊唁
diào yàn

to offer condolences (for the deceased)

吊客
diào kè

a visitor offering condolences

吊起
diào qǐ

to hoist

拖吊车
tuō diào chē

tow truck

吊带背心
diào dài bèi xīn

camisole (women's garment)

吊斗
diào dǒu

(a container) carried suspended or underslung

吊孝
diào xiào

a condolence visit

吊牌
diào pái

hangtag; swing tag