掛 guà

hang, suspend; suspense

DEFINITIONS

  • hang, suspend
  • suspense
  • to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
  • to hang up (the phone)
  • (of a line) to be dead
  • to be worried or concerned
  • to make a phone call (dialect)
  • to register or record
  • classifier for sets or clusters of objects
  • (slang) to kill
  • to die
  • to be finished
  • to fail (an exam)

WORDS

一絲不掛 yī sī bù guà not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked; without a stitch of clothing; in one's birthday suit
不足掛齒 bù zú guà chǐ not worth mentioning (idiom)
事不關己，高高掛起 shì bù guān jǐ ， gāo gāo guà qǐ to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
倒掛 dào guà lit. to hang upside down; fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods); to borrow more than one can ever repay
分數掛帥 fēn shù guà shuài preoccupied with school grades; overemphasis on test scores
劈掛拳 pī guà quán Piguaquan "Chop-Hanging Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)
吊掛 diào guà to suspend; to hang
同一掛 tóng yī guà (coll.) to have a lot in common (with sb); to get along well with each other
喝掛 hē guà (coll.) to get drunk; to get hammered
垂掛 chuí guà to hang down; suspended
壁掛 bì guà wall hanging
外掛 wài guà attached externally (e.g. fuel tank); plug-in; add-on; special software used to cheat in an online game
外掛程式 wài guà chéng shì plug-in (software) (Tw)
大紅燈籠高高掛 dà hóng dēng lóng gāo gāo guà Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]
張掛 zhāng guà to hang up (a picture, banner, mosquito net etc)
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
披掛 pī guà to put on a suit of armor; to put on dress; to wear
拖掛 tuō guà to pull; to tow
拖掛車 tuō guà chē 18-wheeler; big rig; semi-trailer
掛一漏萬 guà yī lòu wàn to mention some but omit many others (idiom); to leave out much more than one includes
掛住 guà zhù to get caught (entangled); to catch (on sth)
掛單 guà dān see 掛褡|挂褡[gua4 da1]
掛圖 guà tú wall chart
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