Word

垂 (chuí) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 垂

动 dòng verb

hang down

柳枝垂到水面上。

liǔ zhī chuí dào shuǐ miàn shàng

The willow branches hang down to the water surface.

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Word breakdown

垂 chuí — hang down

1 垂直 chuí zhí — vertical HSK 6
- 垂 hanging down, drooping downward
- 直 straight
Example

这条线与地面垂直。

zhè tiáo xiàn yǔ dì miàn chuí zhí

This line is perpendicular to the ground.
2 垂头丧气 chuí tóu sàng qì — dejected and discouraged HSK 7
- 垂 to hang down, droop
- 头 head
- 丧 to lose, to be deprived of
- 气 spirit, energy, morale
Example

考试没考好，他垂头丧气地回家了。

kǎo shì méi kǎo hǎo tā chuí tóu sàng qì de huí jiā le

He didn't do well on the exam, so he went home dejected and discouraged.

Structure & writing

1 垂 chuí — to hang down; to droop

垂 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 1

睡 shuì to sleep

HSK 7

唾 tuò saliva; spittle 捶 chuí to beat or strike with a fist or club 锤 chuí hammer (a tool with a handle and a metal head)

垂 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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