chuí

to hang (down)

droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach

a picture of 垂 → a tree with drooping, heavy branches

The ancient form showed a tree with heavy branches sagging downward under their own weight. That image of bowing, drooping branches extends naturally to anything hanging low, handed down, or nearing the ground.

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她的头发在肩膀上,很好看。

tā de tóu fa chuí zài jiān bǎng shang, hěn hǎo kàn。

Her hair hangs down over her shoulders and looks very nice.

树枝上结满了果子,低低地向地面。

shù zhī shang jié mǎn le guǒ zi, dī dī de chuí xiàng dì miàn。

The branches are covered with fruit, drooping low toward the ground.

Words with 垂

铅垂线

qiān chuí xiàn

plumbline

馋涎欲垂

chán xián yù chuí

see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chan2 xian2 yu4 di1]

马斯垂克

mǎ sī chuí kè

Maastricht (Netherlands)

下垂

xià chuí

to droop

低垂

dī chuí

to droop

功败垂成

gōng bài chuí chéng

to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure

厄利垂亚

è lì chuí yà

Eritrea (Tw)

名垂青史

míng chuí qīng shǐ

lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory

坐不垂堂

zuò bù chuí táng

lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger

垂下

chuí xià

to hang down

垂危

chuí wēi

close to death

垂垂

chuí chuí

gradually

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