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guà
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
  2. 2. to hang up (the phone)
  3. 3. (of a line) to be dead
  4. 4. to be worried or concerned
  5. 5. to make a phone call (dialect)
  6. 6. to register or record
  7. 7. classifier for sets or clusters of objects
  8. 8. (slang) to kill
  9. 9. to die
  10. 10. to be finished
  11. 11. to fail (an exam)

Words Containing 挂

挂线
guà xiàn

to hang up the phone

挂彩
guà cǎi

to decorate for festive occasions

挂坠盒
guà zhuì hé

locket

挂轴
guà zhóu

hanging scroll (calligraphy or painting)

拖挂
tuō guà

to pull

开挂
kāi guà

(coll.) unbelievably good

记挂
jì guà

(dialect) to keep thinking about (sth); to have (sth) on one's mind

挂职
guà zhí

temporary assignment to a Chinese government or CCP post

挂水
guà shuǐ

to put sb on an intravenous drip

壁挂
bì guà

wall hanging

悬挂式滑翔
xuán guà shì huá xiáng

hang-gliding

挂失
guà shī

to report the loss of something

挂马
guà mǎ

Trojan horse, to add malware to a website or program (computing)

吊挂
diào guà

to suspend

挂历
guà lì

wall calendar

挂心
guà xīn

to worry

挂旗
guà qí

vertical banner (for display at exhibitions, advertising hung from poles in the street etc)

挂虑
guà lǜ

to worry about

挂急诊
guà jí zhěn

to register as an emergency case at a hospital

挂车
guà chē

trailer

挂怀
guà huái

concerned

挂帅
guà shuài

to be in command

事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ

to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)

牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū

lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)

挂念
guà niàn

concerned

树挂
shù guà

ice (rime) formed on a tree

挂好
guà hǎo

to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)

挂名
guà míng

to attach sb's name to (a role); to go by the title of

悬挂
xuán guà

to suspend

挂靠
guà kào

to be affiliated with

挂钟
guà zhōng

wall clock

一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà

not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked

劈挂拳
pī guà quán

Piguaquan \Chop-Hanging Fist\ (Chinese Martial Art)

拖挂车
tuō guà chē

18-wheeler

挂图
guà tú

wall chart

无牵无挂
wú qiān wú guà

to have no cares

挂号信
guà hào xìn

registered letter

挂挡
guà dǎng

to put into gear

挂毯
guà tǎn

tapestry

悬挂式滑翔机
xuán guà shì huá xiáng jī

hang-glider

不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ

not worth mentioning (idiom)

挂钩
guà gōu

to couple; to link; to hook together

配件挂勾
pèi jiàn guà gōu

accessory hook

挂断
guà duàn

to hang up (a phone)

挂面
guà miàn

pasta

挂号证
guà hào zhèng

register card

挂兰
guà lán

spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

挂碍
guà ài

worry

牵肠挂肚
qiān cháng guà dù

deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious

挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu

lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)

外挂
wài guà

attached externally (e.g. fuel tank)

挂空挡
guà kōng dǎng

see 放空擋|放空挡[fàng kōng dǎng]

喝挂
hē guà

(coll.) to get drunk

活动挂图
huó dòng guà tú

flipchart

挂一漏万
guà yī lòu wàn

to mention some but omit many others (idiom)

挂褡
guà dā

(of a monk) to take residence at a temple

分数挂帅
fēn shù guà shuài

preoccupied with school grades

挂科
guà kē

to fail (a course)

挂牌
guà pái

lit. to hang up a plate

挂机
guà jī

to hang up (a phone)

垂挂
chuí guà

to hang down

牵心挂肠
qiān xīn guà cháng

to worry deeply about sth

大红灯笼高高挂
dà hóng dēng lóng gāo gāo guà

Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[zhāng yì móu]

挂号
guà hào

to register (at a hospital etc)

挂齿
guà chǐ

to mention (e.g. \don't mention it\)

同一挂
tóng yī guà

(coll.) to have a lot in common (with sb)

牵挂
qiān guà

to worry about

挂载
guà zài

(computing) to mount

张挂
zhāng guà

to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)

倒挂
dào guà

lit. to hang upside down

蒸汽挂烫机
zhēng qì guà tàng jī

garment steamer

披挂
pī guà

to put on a suit of armor

自动挂挡
zì dòng guà dǎng

automatic gear change

金钱挂帅
jīn qián guà shuài

caring only about money and wealth

挂镰
guà lián

to complete the year's harvest

挂果
guà guǒ

(of a tree) to bear fruit

挂住
guà zhù

to get caught (entangled)

挂花
guà huā

to be wounded

挂在嘴边
guà zài zuǐ biān

to keep saying (sth) over and over

挂单
guà dān

see 掛褡|挂褡[guà dā]

挂锁
guà suǒ

padlock

挂起
guà qǐ

to hang up (a picture etc)

开外挂
kāi wài guà

see 開掛|开挂[kāi guà]

挂在嘴上
guà zai zuǐ shang

to pay lip service to