chuí

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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

垂直
chuí zhí

perpendicular; vertical

垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì

hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected

下垂
xià chuí

to droop

低垂
dī chuí

to droop

功败垂成
gōng bài chuí chéng

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

名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ

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

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

垂下
chuí xià

to hang down

垂危
chuí wēi

close to death

垂垂
chuí chuí

gradually

垂幕
chuí mù

canopy

垂念
chuí niàn

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

垂感
chuí gǎn

drape effect (fashion)

垂悬分词
chuí xuán fēn cí

dangling participle (grammar)

垂悬结构
chuí xuán jié gòu

dangling element (grammar)

垂挂
chuí guà

to hang down

垂柳
chuí liǔ

weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

垂杨柳
chuí yáng liǔ

weeping willow

垂死
chuí sǐ

dying

垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá

deathbed struggle

垂泣
chuí qì

to shed tears

垂涎
chuí xián

to water at the mouth

垂涎三尺
chuí xián sān chǐ

to drool (over) (idiom)

垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī

to drool with desire (idiom); to envy

垂泪
chuí lèi

to shed tears

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

垂直尾翼
chuí zhí wěi yì

(aviation) tailfin

垂直线
chuí zhí xiàn

vertical line

垂直起落飞机
chuí zhí qǐ luò fēi jī

vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

垂直轴
chuí zhí zhóu

vertical shaft

垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng

lit. to govern from behind the curtain

垂线
chuí xiàn

(math.) perpendicular line

垂钓
chuí diào

angling

垂青
chuí qīng

to show appreciation for sb

垂体
chuí tǐ

pituitary gland

垂髫
chuí tiáo

hair hanging down (child's hairstyle)

夜幕低垂
yè mù dī chuí

darkness fell (falls, had fallen etc)

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

悬垂
xuán chuí

to hang down

悬雍垂
xuán yōng chuí

uvula (biology)

披垂
pī chuí

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

染指垂涎
rǎn zhǐ chuí xián

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

母子垂直感染
mǔ zǐ chuí zhí gǎn rǎn

mother-to-infant transmission

永垂不朽
yǒng chuí bù xiǔ

eternal glory

秀发垂肩
xiù fà chuí jiān

beautiful shoulder length hair (idiom)

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

考文垂市
kǎo wén chuí shì

Coventry (UK)

耳垂
ěr chuí

earlobe

肉垂麦鸡
ròu chuí mài jī

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

胃下垂
wèi xià chuí

gastroptosis

脱垂
tuō chuí

prolapse

脑下垂体
nǎo xià chuí tǐ

pituitary glands (at the base of the skull)

脑垂体
nǎo chuí tǐ

pituitary gland

腺垂体
xiàn chuí tǐ

pituitary gland

铅垂线
qiān chuí xiàn

plumbline

馋涎欲垂
chán xián yù chuí

see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chán xián yù dī]

马斯垂克
mǎ sī chuí kè

Maastricht (Netherlands)