Hanzi
Traditional
垂
Simplified
垂

to hang (down)/droop/dangle/bend down/hand down/bequeath/nearly/almost/to approach

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

chuí, zhuì

Bopomofo

ㄔㄨㄟˊ, ㄓㄨㄟˋ

Jyutping

seoi4

Example sentences

垂直 chuízhí
這條線必須與地面垂直。
这条线必须与地面垂直。

This line must be perpendicular to the ground.

低垂 dīchuí
夜幕低垂，繁星在天空中閃爍。
夜幕低垂，繁星在天空中闪烁。

Night fell, and the stars were twinkling in the sky.

夜幕 yèmù
夜幕低垂，城市的燈火開始閃爍。
夜幕低垂，城市的灯火开始闪烁。

As night falls, the city lights begin to flicker.

垂下 chuíxià
柳樹的枝條向水面垂下。
柳树的枝条向水面垂下。

The willow branches hang down towards the surface of the water.

柳樹 / 柳树 liǔshù
河岸邊種滿了垂下的柳樹。
河岸边种满了垂下的柳树。

The riverbank is planted with drooping willow trees.

垂 chuí
柳樹的枝條垂到了水面上。
柳树的枝条垂到了水面上。

The willow branches hung down to the water surface.

Example Vocabulary

下垂

xia4'chui2

垂直

chui2'zhi2

to be perpendicular; vertical

低垂

di1'chui2

to hang low; to droop; to fall (of night)

功敗垂成

gong1'bai4'chui2'cheng2

垂下

chui2'xia4

to hang down; to droop

垂危

chui2'wei2

垂感

名垂青史

ming2'chui2'qing1'shi3

垂

chui2

to hang down; to droop

垂幕

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