挂 (掛)
guà
Pinyin

Definition

挂 (掛)
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guà
  1. to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
  2. to hang up (the phone)
  3. (of a line) to be dead
  4. to be worried or concerned
  5. to make a phone call (dialect)
  6. to register or record
  7. classifier for sets or clusters of objects
  8. (slang) to kill
  9. to die
  10. to be finished
  11. to fail (an exam)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

挂
guà
  1. 1 to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
  2. 2 to hang up (the phone)
  3. 3 (of a line) to be dead
  4. 4 to be worried or concerned
  5. 5 to make a phone call (dialect)
  6. 6 to register or record
  7. 7 classifier for sets or clusters of objects
  8. 8 (slang) to kill
  9. 9 to die
  10. 10 to be finished
  11. 11 to fail (an exam)
挂念
guà niàn
  1. 1 concerned
牵挂
qiān guà
  1. 1 to worry about
  2. 2 to be concerned about
外挂
wài guà
  1. 1 attached externally (e.g. fuel tank)
  2. 2 plug-in
  3. 3 add-on
  4. 4 special software used to cheat in an online game
悬挂
xuán guà
  1. 1 to suspend
  2. 2 to hang
  3. 3 (vehicle) suspension

Idioms (7)

一丝不挂
yī sī bù guà
  1. 1 not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
  2. 2 without a stitch of clothing
  3. 3 in one's birthday suit
不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ
  1. 1 not worth mentioning (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
挂一漏万
guà yī lòu wàn
  1. 1 to mention some but omit many others (idiom)
  2. 2 to leave out much more than one includes
挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
  1. 1 lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cheat
  3. 3 dishonest advertising
  4. 4 wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue

Sample Sentences

差不多先生的名字，天天挂在大家的口头，因为他是中国全国人的代表。
chàbuduō xiānsheng de míngzi ，tiāntiān guà zài dàjiā de kǒutóu ，yīnwèi tā shì Zhōngguó quánguó rén de dàibiǎo 。
Every day, Mr. Chabuduo's name is uttered by countless people to the extent that he has come to represent the entire population of China.
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脱巾挂石壁，
tuō jīn guà shíbì ，
Refers to the poet's removal of his headscarf in the forest (to be unrestrained)
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他们都在紧张的盯着电脑，好像电脑里有什么让他们牵肠挂肚的事物，
tāmen dōu zài jǐnzhāng de dīng zhe diànnǎo ，hǎoxiàng diànnǎo lǐ yǒu shénme ràng tāmen qiānchángguàdù de shìwù ，
They all nervously stared at their computers, as if on their computers, there was something for them to worry about.
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我家附近的公园也是，占用停车格就算了，有躺在人行道上的，挂在树上的，还有扔到河里的，真是够了！
wǒjiā fùjìn de gōngyuán yě shì ，zhàn yòng tíngchēgé jiù suànle ，yǒu tǎng zài rénxíngdào shàng de ，guà zài shùshang de ，háiyǒu rēngdào hé lǐ de ，zhēn shì gòu le ！
It's the same with the park by my home. It's not even just a matter of occupying the parking spaces, some are strewn across the sidewalk, some are hanging on trees, and some are even thrown in rivers. It's really too much!
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嗨，你光喝水不吃饭当然会瘦，除了会瘦还会挂。不过讲正经的，如果你真想瘦，餐前喝水，还真能减轻饥饿感，这样食物的摄入量当然就减少了，减肥还不是自然而然的事。
hāi ，nǐ guāng hēshuǐ bù chīfàn dāngrán huì shòu ，chúle huì shòu hái huì guà 。bùguò jiǎng zhèngjing de ，rúguǒ nǐ zhēn xiǎng shòu ，cān qián hēshuǐ ，hái zhēn néng jiǎnqīng jīè gǎn ，zhèyàng shíwù de shèrù liàng dāngrán jiù jiǎnshǎo le ，jiǎnféi háibùshì zìránérrán de shì 。
Hey, of course you'll get thin if you only drink water and stop eating, but as well as getting thin, you'll die too. But more seriously, if you really want to get thinner, drinking water before a meal can really make you feel less hungry, which, of course, will reduce your food intake. That way losing weight will happen naturally.
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乐广在家中思来想去、东翻西找，最后在客厅一抬头便看见墙上挂了一只弓，弯弯曲曲地像条蛇似的。脑中突然灵光一闪，心想：该不会和这只弓有关吧？于是乐广发挥了科学办案的精神，决定来个案情重组。
YuèGuǎng zài jiā zhōng sīláixiǎngqù 、dōngfānxīzhǎo ，zuìhòu zài kètīng yī táitóu biàn kànjiàn qiáng shàng guà le yī zhī gōng ，wānwānqūqū de xiàng tiáo shé shìde 。nǎozhōng tūrán língguāngyìshǎn ，xīnxiǎng ：gāi bùhuì hé zhè zhī gōng yǒuguān ba ？yúshì YuèGuǎng fāhuī le kēxué bànàn de jīngshén ，juédìng lái ge ànqíng chóngzǔ 。
Yue Guang racked his brain and searched everywhere at his place. Finally, he looked up in the living room and saw a bow hanging on the wall. The bow looks twisted like a snake. A light bulb went on in his brain, "Could the bow has something to do with this?" He thought. Then he decided to reorganise the case with the spirit of tackling this case using science.
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墙上挂着一件衣服。
qiáng shàng guà zhe yī jiàn yīfu 。
The clothes are hanging on the wall.
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挂羊头卖狗肉
guà yáng tóu mài gǒu ròu
cry wine and sell vinegar
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上次我在网络交友的时候，遇到一个很好看的人。但是见到本人之后，这个人长得跟照片完全不一样，简直是挂羊头卖狗肉啊！
shàngcì wǒ zài Wǎngluò jiāoyǒu de shíhou ，yùdào yīgē hěn hǎokàn de rén 。dànshì jiàndào běnrén zhīhòu ，zhège rén cháng de gēn zhàopiàn wánquán bù yīyàng ，jiǎnzhí shì guàyángtóumàigǒuròu a ！
I met someone really good-looking when I was dating online last time, but after I met her in person, I realized she looked totally different from her photo. She totally cried wine and sold vinegar!
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一间奶粉公司说他们进口的是新西兰的奶粉，却被政府查出来，根本不是。他们还在奶粉里面加了很多对身体不好的东西。这是一间挂羊头卖狗肉的黑心企业。
yī jiān nǎifěn gōngsī shuō tāmen jìnkǒu de shì Xīnxīlán de nǎifěn ，què bèi zhèngfǔ chá chūlái ，gēnběn búshi 。tāmen hái zài nǎifěn lǐmiàn jiā le hěnduō duì shēntǐ bùhǎo de dōngxi 。zhèshì yī jiān guàyángtóumàigǒuròu de hēixīn qǐyè 。
A baby formula company claimed that they imported formula from New Zealand, but the government found out this was not the case. They even added things that are bad for human bodies. This is a black-hearted corporation that cried wine and sold vinegar.
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