guà

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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

悬挂
xuán guà

to suspend

挂失
guà shī

to report the loss of something

挂念
guà niàn

concerned

挂号
guà hào

to register (at a hospital etc)

挂钩
guà gōu

to couple; to link; to hook together

牵挂
qiān guà

to worry about

一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà

not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked

不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ

not worth mentioning (idiom)

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

to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)

倒挂
dào guà

lit. to hang upside down

分数挂帅
fēn shù guà shuài

preoccupied with school grades

劈挂拳
pī guà quán

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

吊挂
diào guà

to suspend

同一挂
tóng yī guà

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

喝挂
hē guà

(coll.) to get drunk

垂挂
chuí guà

to hang down

壁挂
bì guà

wall hanging

外挂
wài guà

attached externally (e.g. fuel tank)

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]

张挂
zhāng guà

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

悬挂式滑翔
xuán guà shì huá xiáng

hang-gliding

悬挂式滑翔机
xuán guà shì huá xiáng jī

hang-glider

披挂
pī guà

to put on a suit of armor

拖挂
tuō guà

to pull

拖挂车
tuō guà chē

18-wheeler

挂一漏万
guà yī lòu wàn

to mention some but omit many others (idiom)

挂住
guà zhù

to get caught (entangled)

挂名
guà míng

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

挂单
guà dān

see 掛褡|挂褡[guà dā]

挂图
guà tú

wall chart

挂在嘴上
guà zai zuǐ shang

to pay lip service to

挂在嘴边
guà zài zuǐ biān

to keep saying (sth) over and over

挂坠盒
guà zhuì hé

locket

挂好
guà hǎo

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

挂帅
guà shuài

to be in command

挂彩
guà cǎi

to decorate for festive occasions

挂心
guà xīn

to worry

挂急诊
guà jí zhěn

to register as an emergency case at a hospital

挂虑
guà lǜ

to worry about

挂怀
guà huái

concerned

挂挡
guà dǎng

to put into gear

挂断
guà duàn

to hang up (a phone)

挂旗
guà qí

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

挂历
guà lì

wall calendar

挂果
guà guǒ

(of a tree) to bear fruit

挂机
guà jī

to hang up (a phone)

挂毯
guà tǎn

tapestry

挂水
guà shuǐ

to put sb on an intravenous drip

挂牌
guà pái

lit. to hang up a plate

挂碍
guà ài

worry

挂科
guà kē

to fail (a course)

挂空挡
guà kōng dǎng

see 放空擋|放空挡[fàng kōng dǎng]

挂线
guà xiàn

to hang up the phone

挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu

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

挂职
guà zhí

temporary assignment to a Chinese government or CCP post

挂花
guà huā

to be wounded

挂兰
guà lán

spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

挂号信
guà hào xìn

registered letter

挂号证
guà hào zhèng

register card

挂褡
guà dā

(of a monk) to take residence at a temple

挂起
guà qǐ

to hang up (a picture etc)

挂车
guà chē

trailer

挂轴
guà zhóu

hanging scroll (calligraphy or painting)

挂载
guà zài

(computing) to mount

挂锁
guà suǒ

padlock

挂钟
guà zhōng

wall clock

挂镰
guà lián

to complete the year's harvest

挂靠
guà kào

to be affiliated with

挂马
guà mǎ

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

挂面
guà miàn

pasta

挂齿
guà chǐ

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

树挂
shù guà

ice (rime) formed on a tree

活动挂图
huó dòng guà tú

flipchart

无牵无挂
wú qiān wú guà

to have no cares

牛角挂书
niú jiǎo guà shū

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

牵心挂肠
qiān xīn guà cháng

to worry deeply about sth

牵肠挂肚
qiān cháng guà dù

deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious

自动挂挡
zì dòng guà dǎng

automatic gear change

蒸汽挂烫机
zhēng qì guà tàng jī

garment steamer

记挂
jì guà

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

配件挂勾
pèi jiàn guà gōu

accessory hook

金钱挂帅
jīn qián guà shuài

caring only about money and wealth

开外挂
kāi wài guà

see 開掛|开挂[kāi guà]

开挂
kāi guà

(coll.) unbelievably good