垂 chuí

1. chuí verb to hang ; to suspend; to droop
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '垂' 1; Unihan '垂'; XHZD '垂' 1)
2. chuí adverb almost; nearly; about to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 将要 (Guoyu '垂' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '垂' 4; XHZD '垂' 3)
3. chuí verb to hand down; to bequeath
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 留传 or 传下去; for example, 名垂青史 'fame will be passed down in history' (Guoyu '垂' v 2; Unihan '垂'; XHZD '垂' 2)
4. chuí verb to approach
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 接近 (XHZD '垂' 3)
5. chuí verb to descend; to drop; to fall
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 掉落 (Guoyu '垂' v 1; Kroll 2015 '垂' 2)
6. chuí verb to condescend; to be so kind to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '垂' 3)
7. chuí adverb honoring previous generations
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '垂' adv 4)

Contained in

• 垂悬分词(垂懸分詞) hanging participle (error of grammar in English)
• 染指垂涎 dirty finger, mouth watering; greedy to seize sth
• 垂暮之年 old age
• 悬雍垂(懸雍垂) uvula
• 脑下垂体(腦下垂體) pituitary glands (at the base of the skull)
• 披垂 to hang down and cover; to flow down
• 垂柳 weeping willow
• 耳垂 an earlobe
• 垂涎三尺 to drool (over) ; to yearn for; to covet; to crave
• 垂体(垂體) pituitary gland
• 垂帐纹(垂帳紋) a pennant; draperies; a fringe
• 永垂不朽 immortal; eternal glory; will never be forgotten
• 垂感 drape effect (fashion)
• 垂幕 canopy
• 垂垂 gradually ; to drop
• 低垂 to hang down; to droop; to be lowered
• 垂老 approaching old age
• 名垂青史 fame will be passed down in history
• 垂下 to hang (down); to droop; to dangle; to bend down
• 肉垂麦鸡(肉垂麥雞) red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
• 垂询(垂詢) to inquire after subordinates
• 垂念 to care and consideration for
• 脱垂(脫垂) prolapse
• 垂帘听政(垂簾聽政) to govern from behind the curtain; to rule in place of the emperor
• 垂死 dying
• 垂涎欲滴 to drool with desire; to envy; to hunger for
• 家累千金，坐不垂堂 a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves; a rich man does not expose himself to danger
• 垂头丧气(垂頭喪氣) dejected; crestfallen
• 垂足而坐 to sit with legs hanging down; to sit on a high chair
• 下垂 to droop; to sag; to hang down
• 垂直起落飞机(垂直起落飛機) vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
• 垂手可得 obtained [as easily] as holding out your hands
• 脑垂体(腦垂體) pituitary gland
• 垂直轴(垂直軸) vertical shaft; vertical axis
• 垂杨柳(垂楊柳) a willow tree
• 垂爱(垂愛) to show loving care for
• 铅垂线(鉛垂線) plumbline
• 悬垂(懸垂) to overhang
• 秀发垂肩(秀髮垂肩) beautiful shoulder length hair
• 垂直线(垂直線) vertical line
• 垂钓(垂釣) angling
• 垂直 perpendicular; vertical
• 垂死挣扎(垂死掙扎) deathbed struggle; final struggle
• 胃下垂 gastroptosis
• 垂泣 to cry; to shed tears
• 垂手 to place hands by one's side ; chuishou
• 坐不垂堂 don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof); keep out of danger
• 垂危 close to death; life-threatening (illness)

Also contained in

考文垂 、 厄利垂亚 、 考文垂市

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷一百二十三 載記第二十三 慕容垂 Volume 123 Records 23: Murong Chui Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 111
• 卷95 匈奴劉聰 羯胡石勒 鐵弗劉虎 徒何慕容廆 臨渭氐苻健 羌姚萇 略陽氐吕光 Volume 95: Liu Cong of the Xiongnu, Shi Le of the Jie People, Liu Hu of the Tiefu, Murong Hui of the Tuhe, Fu Jian of the Linwei Di, Yao Chong of the Qiang, Lu Guang of the Lüeyang Di Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 77
• 卷九十三　列傳第八十一:　僭偽附庸 Volume 93 Biographies 81: Vassal States History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 54
• 卷一百一十四 載記第十四 苻堅下 Volume 114 Records 14: Fu Jian Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 41
• 卷一百四十 志第九十三 樂十五 Volume 140 Treatises 93: Music 15 History of Song 宋史 — count: 28
• 卷八 Scroll 8 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 23
• 卷十一 Scroll 11 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 22
• 卷2 太祖紀 Volume 2 Annals: Taizu (Emperor Daowu) Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 22
• 卷一百三十四 志第八十七 樂九 Volume 134 Treatises 87: Music 9 History of Song 宋史 — count: 22
• 卷一百一十一 載記第十一 慕容暐 Volume 111 Records 11: Murong Wei; Murong Ke; Yang Wu; Huangfu Zhen Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 20

Collocations

• 垂棘 (垂棘) 與垂棘之璧 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 16
• 西垂 (西垂) 立于西垂 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 顧命 Zhou Shu - Testamentary Charge — count: 11
• 垂涕 (垂涕) 聲翁縗絰垂涕 — Mozi 墨子, 卷六 節葬下 Book 6 - Simplicity in Funerals III — count: 6
• 垂象 (垂象) 天垂象 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《郊特牲》 The Single Victim at the Border Sacrifices — count: 5
• 天垂 (天垂) 天垂象 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《郊特牲》 The Single Victim at the Border Sacrifices — count: 4
• 二垂 (二垂) 舉二垂 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十五 號令 Book 15 - Commands and Orders — count: 4
• 次于垂 (次於垂) 次于垂葭 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 4
• 垂缫 (垂繅) 取圭垂缫 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 聘禮 第八 8. Rites of courtesy calls — count: 4
• 圭垂 (圭垂) 取圭垂缫 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 聘禮 第八 8. Rites of courtesy calls — count: 3
• 带垂 (帶垂) 散带垂 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士丧礼 第十二 12. Mourning rites for the common officer — count: 3