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挂 (guà): to hang, to suspend

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HSK 4verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to hang, to suspend
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 9
Radical: 扌
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to hang
to suspend (from a hook etc)
to hang up (the phone)
(of a line) to be dead
to be worried
to be concerned
to register (at a hospital)
to make an appointment (with a doctor)
(slang) to kill
to die
to be finished
to fail (an exam)
classifier for sets or clusters of objects
to hang
to suspend
to hang up (a phone)
to be worried
to be concerned
(dialect) to make a phone call

Chinese explanation

把东西吊起来或悬在高处，比如挂在墙上、挂衣服
也可以指把东西固定在某个地方，如挂招牌
还可以表示电话挂断，即放下听筒结束通话
另外，挂也用来表示牵挂、惦记，如挂念。

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Example sentences

Please hang the clothes in the wardrobe.

A map of China is hanging on the wall.

After hanging up the phone, he continued working.

I hung the calendar behind the door.

Mom hung a new curtain in the kitchen.

Please hang the picture on the wall.

He hung up the phone.

Mother always worries about her child who is away.

I need to go to the hospital to register.

He bought a string of firecrackers.

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