挂 | Chinese meaning

挂【guà】

HSK 3

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
(dialect) to make a phone call
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

Generated definitions (experimental)

to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)

This usage refers to physically hanging something from a fixed point, such as a hook or a nail.

。

I hung the clothes behind the door.

。

His painting is hung on the wall.

to hang up (the phone)

This meaning conveys the action of ending a phone call by disconnecting.

。

She hung up the phone after finishing the call.

。

He suddenly hung up during the conversation.

(of a line) to be dead

This usage indicates that a phone line or some connection is not functioning or is disconnected.

，。

This phone line is dead and cannot be dialed.

，。

I checked the line and found it was dead.

to be worried; to be concerned

This meaning reflects a state of anxiety or apprehension about something.

。

I am a bit worried about his safety.

。

She is always concerned about her family.

(dialect) to make a phone call

In some dialects, this refers to the act of placing a phone call, often used informally.

。

Let's make a phone call to him.

？

Can you help me make a phone call?

to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor)

This usage describes the action of signing up for a medical appointment or registering for a service at a hospital.

。

I am going to the hospital to register today.

。

She made an appointment with the doctor in advance.

(slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)

This slang meaning conveys a sense of defeat, failure, or that something is over, especially in an informal context like in exams or competitions.

。

He failed the exam.

，。

This project is finished; we need to restart.

classifier for sets or clusters of objects

This usage denotes the classification of items that are grouped together or clustered.

。

I bought a cluster of apples.

。

There is a set of keys on the table.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to hang up the phonehookto hang on the wallto register (at a hospital)to be worried; to be concernedto hang up a flaghanging mapa phone callto have a clusterteaching with hanging chartsto be near the bottom (in a game or score)to sell something under false pretenses (literally: hang up a sheep's head but sell dog meat)to hold a concurrent postto fail a subject (in school)to hang a lantern

挂【guà】

HSK 3

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
(dialect) to make a phone call
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

Generated definitions (experimental)

to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)

This usage refers to physically hanging something from a fixed point, such as a hook or a nail.

。

I hung the clothes behind the door.

。

His painting is hung on the wall.

to hang up (the phone)

This meaning conveys the action of ending a phone call by disconnecting.

。

She hung up the phone after finishing the call.

。

He suddenly hung up during the conversation.

(of a line) to be dead

This usage indicates that a phone line or some connection is not functioning or is disconnected.

，。

This phone line is dead and cannot be dialed.

，。

I checked the line and found it was dead.

to be worried; to be concerned

This meaning reflects a state of anxiety or apprehension about something.

。

I am a bit worried about his safety.

。

She is always concerned about her family.

(dialect) to make a phone call

In some dialects, this refers to the act of placing a phone call, often used informally.

。

Let's make a phone call to him.

？

Can you help me make a phone call?

to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor)

This usage describes the action of signing up for a medical appointment or registering for a service at a hospital.

。

I am going to the hospital to register today.

。

She made an appointment with the doctor in advance.

(slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)

This slang meaning conveys a sense of defeat, failure, or that something is over, especially in an informal context like in exams or competitions.

。

He failed the exam.

，。

This project is finished; we need to restart.

classifier for sets or clusters of objects

This usage denotes the classification of items that are grouped together or clustered.

。

I bought a cluster of apples.

。

There is a set of keys on the table.

Generated collocations (experimental)

挂

HSK 3

含义hang, suspend; suspense

拼音guà

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