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guàㄍㄨㄚˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: QUẢI

Traditional: 掛

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 1

Meaning(verb, measure word)

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)

Examples

  • 把衣服挂在门后吧。

    bǎ yī fu guà zài mén hòu ba.

    Hang the clothes behind the door.

  • 墙上挂着一张地图。

    qiáng shàng guà zhe yì zhāng dì tú.

    There's a map hanging on the wall.

  • 先别挂电话,我还有话说。

    xiān bié guà diàn huà, wǒ hái yǒu huà shuō.

    Don't hang up yet, I have more to say.

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Stroke order

QUẢI · 9 strokes

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