吊索
diào suǒ
Pinyin

Definition

吊索
 - 
diào suǒ
  1. rope tackle hanging from a mast
  2. crow foot (system of ropes through tackle to hold up an awning)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吊
diào
  1. 1 to suspend
  2. 2 to hang up
  3. 3 to hang a person
探索
tàn suǒ
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to probe
搜索
sōu suǒ
  1. 1 to search (a place)
  2. 2 to search (a database etc)
检索
jiǎn suǒ
  1. 1 to retrieve (data)
  2. 2 to look up
  3. 3 retrieval
  4. 4 search
索尼
Suǒ ní
  1. 1 Sony
上吊
shàng diào
  1. 1 to hang oneself
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
利索
lì suo
  1. 1 nimble
勒索
lè suǒ
  1. 1 to blackmail
  2. 2 to extort
吊坠
diào zhuì
  1. 1 a pendant (jewelry)
吊带
diào dài
  1. 1 suspenders
  2. 2 garters
  3. 3 shoulder strap
  4. 4 brace
  5. 5 sling
吊死
diào sǐ
  1. 1 death by hanging
  2. 2 to hang oneself
吊灯
diào dēng
  1. 1 hanging lamp
吊瓶
diào píng
  1. 1 infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)
吊兰
diào lán
  1. 1 hanging orchid (Chlorophytum comosum)
  2. 2 bracket plant
吊车
diào chē
  1. 1 hoist
  2. 2 crane
  3. 3 elevator
导火索
dǎo huǒ suǒ
  1. 1 fuse (for explosive)
思索
sī suǒ
  1. 1 to think deeply
  2. 2 to ponder
打吊针
dǎ diào zhēn
  1. 1 to put sb on an intravenous drip
提心吊胆
tí xīn diào dǎn
  1. 1 (saying) to be very scared and on edge

Idioms (11)

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
  1. 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
  1. 1 to mull over (idiom)
  2. 2 to think long and hard
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
  1. 1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely
按图索骥
àn tú suǒ jì
  1. 1 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
  3. 3 to try and find sth with the help of a clue
搜索枯肠
sōu suǒ kū cháng
  1. 1 to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ
  1. 1 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
澡垢索疵
zǎo gòu suǒ cī
  1. 1 to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault
  2. 2 to nitpick
费人思索
fèi rén sī suǒ
  1. 1 to think oneself to exhaustion (idiom)

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