吊 diào

1. diào verb to hang
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '吊' v 1; Unihan '吊')
2. diào verb to condole; to mourn; to pity
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Same as 弔 (Guoyu '吊' v 4; Unihan '吊')
3. diào verb to keep
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 收回 or 扣留 (Guoyu '吊' v 2)
4. diào verb to draw
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 提取 (Guoyu '吊' v 3)
5. diào noun an ancient unit of currentcy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Same as 弔; one thousand copper coins (Guoyu '吊' n 1)

Contained in

• 吊杆 a boom (i.e. transverse beam for hanging objects)
• 吊绳(吊繩) sling
• 吊起 to hoist
• 吊带背心(吊帶背心) camisole
• 吊孝(弔孝) a condolence visit
• 吊首 to execute by hanging
• 吊运(吊運) to transport by crane; to convey
• 吊篮(吊籃) hanging basket (for flowers); gondola (of cable car)
• 吊裆裤(吊襠褲) baggy pants; sagging pants
• 吊诡矜奇(弔詭矜奇) strange and paradoxical
• 吊死问疾(弔死問疾) to grieve for the sick and the dying; to show great concern for people's suffering
• 吊瓶 infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)
• 吊带衫(吊帶衫) halter top; spaghetti strap top; sun top
• 吊打 to hang somebody up and beat him
• 上吊 to hang; to die by hanging
• 提心吊胆(提心吊膽) to be scared and on edge
• 吊卷 to consult the archives
• 吊球 drop shot (in tennis or volleyball)
• 吊杠(吊槓) trapeze (gymnastics)
• 吊挂(吊掛) to suspend; to hang
• 吊车(吊車) a hoist; a crane
• 半吊子 dabbler; smatterer; tactless and impulsive person
• 缆索吊椅(纜索吊椅) ski-lift
• 吊祭(弔祭) a worship ceremony for the dead; to offer sacrifice (to ancestors); a libation
• 塔吊 tower crane
• 吊客(弔客) a visitor offering condolences
• 打吊瓶 to put on an intravenous drip
• 吊丧(弔喪) condolences; a condolence visit
• 吊扣 to suspend (a licence etc)
• 祭吊(祭弔) to mourn and offer prayers
• 吊环(吊環) rings
• 吊慰(弔慰) to offer condolences; to console the bereaved
• 吊灯(吊燈) a hanging lamp; a chandelier
• 吊装(吊裝) to construct by hoisting ready-built components into place
• 吊门(吊門) an overhung door; a door that hinges upwards
• 绷扒吊拷(繃扒吊拷) to strip, tie up, hang and beat sb, an ancient torture technique
• 吊诡(弔詭) bizarre; paradoxical ; a paradox
• 吊索 rope tackle hanging from a mast; crow foot (system of ropes through tackle to hold up an awning)
• 吊伐(弔伐) to console the people by punishing the tyrants
• 吊唁(弔唁) to offer condolences (for the deceased); to condole ; to offer condolences (for the deceased); to condole
• 吊牌 tag
• 凭吊(憑弔) to visit a place for the memories; to pay homage to (the deceased)
• 尸吊(屍吊) drop dead; to curse
• 吊民伐罪(弔民伐罪) to console the people by punishing the tyrants
• 开吊(開弔) to hold memorial service; to hold a funeral
• 吊死鬼 ghost of a person who died by hanging; hanged person; (coll.) inchworm; hangman (word game)
• 吊儿郎当(吊兒郎當) sloppy
• 拖吊 to tow (a car)
• 吊桥(吊橋) drawbridge; suspension bridge
• 吊膀子 to flirt (derog.)

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吊铺

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 《檀弓下》 Tan Gong II The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 28
• 哀弔第十三 Volume 13: Laments and Condolences The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons 文心雕龍 — count: 14
• 《檀弓上》 Tan Gong I The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 13
• 卷三百七十四 列傳第一百三十三 張九成 胡銓 廖剛 李迨 趙開 Volume 374 Biographies 133: Zhang Jiucheng, Hu Quan, Liao Gang, Li Dai, Zhao Kai History of Song 宋史 — count: 13
• 第五十三回 Chapter 53 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 11
• 卷11　志第6　禮儀六 Volume 11 Treatises 6: Rites 6 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 10
• 《雜記下》 Miscellaneous Records II The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 10
• 第七十二回 Chapter 72 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 9
• 春官宗伯 第三 3. Office of Spring and Minister of Rites Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 8
• 《曾子問》 The Questions of Zeng-zi The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 8

Collocations

• 人吊 (人吊) 周人吊 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 14
• 吊临 (吊臨) 敬吊臨賻賵 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《文王世子》King Wen as Son and Heir — count: 7
• 临吊 (臨吊) 上素服臨吊者再 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷八十一 匡張孔馬傳 Volume 81: Kuang, Zhang, Kong and Ma — count: 7
• 君吊 (君吊) 君吊 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《喪服小記》 Record of Small Matters in the Dress of Mourning — count: 7
• 吊祠 (吊祠) 帝親吊祠 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷二十六 伏侯宋蔡馮趙牟韋列傳 Volume 26: Biographies of Fu, Hou, Song, Cai, Feng, Zhao, Mou, Wei — count: 5
• 吊劳 (吊勞) 王吊勞士庶子 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 夏官司馬 第四 4. Offices of Summer and Minister of War — count: 4
• 来吊 (來吊) 而後越人來吊 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓上》 Tan Gong I — count: 4
• 往吊 (往吊) 去父之殯而往吊 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 4
• 王吊 (王吊) 凡王吊臨 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 春官宗伯 第三 3. Office of Spring and Minister of Rites — count: 4
• 吊人 (吊人) 不越疆而吊人 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《檀弓下》 Tan Gong II — count: 3