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chuí
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 垂

家累千金,坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng

lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger

垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī

to drool with desire (idiom); to envy

垂直
chuí zhí

perpendicular; vertical

垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá

deathbed struggle

垂杨柳
chuí yáng liǔ

weeping willow

母子垂直感染
mǔ zǐ chuí zhí gǎn rǎn

mother-to-infant transmission

耳垂
ěr chuí

earlobe

夜幕低垂
yè mù dī chuí

darkness fell (falls, had fallen etc)

低垂
dī chuí

to droop

垂涎
chuí xián

to water at the mouth

胃下垂
wèi xià chuí

gastroptosis

垂直轴
chuí zhí zhóu

vertical shaft

垂念
chuí niàn

(courteous) to be so kind as to think of (me)

秀发垂肩
xiù fà chuí jiān

beautiful shoulder length hair (idiom)

垂髫
chuí tiáo

hair hanging down (child's hairstyle)

垂钓
chuí diào

angling

下垂
xià chuí

to droop

垂涎三尺
chuí xián sān chǐ

to drool (over) (idiom)

垂死
chuí sǐ

dying

垂悬分词
chuí xuán fēn cí

dangling participle (grammar)

垂柳
chuí liǔ

weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

铅垂线
qiān chuí xiàn

plumbline

垂下
chuí xià

to hang down

永垂不朽
yǒng chuí bù xiǔ

eternal glory

垂感
chuí gǎn

drape effect (fashion)

马斯垂克
mǎ sī chuí kè

Maastricht (Netherlands)

染指垂涎
rǎn zhǐ chuí xián

lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth

垂直起落飞机
chuí zhí qǐ luò fēi jī

vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

考文垂
kǎo wén chuí

Coventry city in West Midlands 西米德蘭茲|西米德兰兹[xī mǐ dé lán zī], UK

脑下垂体
nǎo xià chuí tǐ

pituitary glands (at the base of the skull)

功败垂成
gōng bài chuí chéng

to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure

脱垂
tuō chuí

prolapse

悬雍垂
xuán yōng chuí

uvula (biology)

馋涎欲垂
chán xián yù chuí

see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chán xián yù dī]

脑垂体
nǎo chuí tǐ

pituitary gland

垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng

lit. to govern from behind the curtain

垂泪
chuí lèi

to shed tears

坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng

lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger

垂幕
chuí mù

canopy

考文垂市
kǎo wén chuí shì

Coventry (UK)

垂危
chuí wēi

close to death

名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ

lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory

垂体
chuí tǐ

pituitary gland

垂垂
chuí chuí

gradually

腺垂体
xiàn chuí tǐ

pituitary gland

悬垂
xuán chuí

to hang down

垂直尾翼
chuí zhí wěi yì

(aviation) tailfin

垂直和短距起落飞机
chuí zhí hé duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī

vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft

垂直线
chuí zhí xiàn

vertical line

垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì

hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected

垂青
chuí qīng

to show appreciation for sb

垂悬结构
chuí xuán jié gòu

dangling element (grammar)

肉垂麦鸡
ròu chuí mài jī

(bird species of China) red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)

披垂
pī chuí

(of clothes, hair etc) to hang down and cover

垂线
chuí xiàn

(math.) perpendicular line

垂挂
chuí guà

to hang down

垂泣
chuí qì

to shed tears