懸 xuán

hang, suspend, hoist; be hung

DEFINITIONS

  • hang, suspend, hoist
  • be hung
  • to hang or suspend
  • to worry
  • public announcement
  • unresolved
  • baseless
  • without foundation

WORDS

中蘇解決懸案大綱協定 zhōng sū jiě jué xuán àn dà gāng xié dìng the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China
倒懸 dào xuán lit. to hang upside down; fig. in dire straits
倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
口若懸河 kǒu ruò xuán hé mouth like a torrent (idiom); eloquent; glib; voluble; have the gift of the gab
垂懸分詞 chuí xuán fēn cí hanging participle (error of grammar in English)
天地懸隔 tiān dì xuán gé lit. a gulf between heaven and earth; wide difference of opinion (idiom)
天懸地隔 tiān xuán dì gé see 天差地遠|天差地远[tian1 cha1 di4 yuan3]
懸停 xuán tíng to hover (helicopter, computer mouse etc)
懸垂 xuán chuí overhang
懸壺 xuán hú (literary) to practice medicine; to work as a pharmacist
懸壺濟世 xuán hú jì shì practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or public
懸岩 xuán yán cliff
懸崖 xuán yá precipice; overhanging cliff
懸崖勒馬 xuán yá lè mǎ lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time
懸崖峭壁 xuán yá qiào bì sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
懸崖絕壁 xuán yá jué bì sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
懸帶 xuán dài sling (for immobilizing an injured limb etc)
懸念 xuán niàn suspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare
懸掛 xuán guà to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension
懸掛式滑翔 xuán guà shì huá xiáng hang-gliding
懸掛式滑翔機 xuán guà shì huá xiáng jī hang-glider
懸揣 xuán chuǎi to speculate; to conjecture
懸案 xuán àn unresolved question; unresolved case
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