垂 [－]

Jyutping seoi4
Pinyin chuí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to hang (down)
  2. droop
  3. dangle
  4. bend down
  5. hand down
  6. bequeath
  7. nearly
  8. almost
  9. to approach
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to hang (down)/droop/dangle/bend down/hand down/bequeath/nearly/almost/to approach/to drip/to flow downward/to condescend
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    接近​、​瀕臨
    on the verge of
    • 垂死
      垂死
      seoi4 sei2
      dying; moribund
    • 垂危
      垂危
      seoi4 ngai4
      close to death
  2. 動詞
    上​高有​連接​或者​支撐​，​姿勢​向下​或者​彎低
    to droop; to hang
    • 垂頭喪氣
      垂头丧气
      seoi4 tau4 song3 hei3
      to be dispirited due to frustration; literally: to lower one's head in low spirits
    • 垂柳
      垂柳
      seoi4 lau5
      drooping willows
    • 胃下垂
      胃下垂
      wai6 haa6 seoi4
      gastroptosis
    • 雙手垂落嚟。
      双手垂落嚟。
      soeng1 sau2 seoi4 lok6 lai4.
      Put your hands down.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to suspend; to hang (down); bend (down); hand (down)
  2. character, Teochew
    listless
  3. character
    to approach
  4. character
    bequeath; nearly; almost
  5. character, Teochew
    wilted
  6. character
    to drip
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. let down
  2. suspend, hand
  3. down
  4. Cangjie Input
    HJTM
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #604
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #135
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    越成熟越饱满的稻穗，头垂得越低。
    越成熟越飽滿的稻穗，頭垂得越低。
    yuè chéng shú yuè bǎo mǎn de dào suì ， tóu chuí dé yuè dī 。
    • The boughs that bear most hang lowest.
  2. Mandarin
    有着火的汽车和垂死的人，而且没有人能帮得上忙。
    有着火的汽車和垂死的人，而且沒有人能幫得上忙。
    yǒu zhe huǒ de qì chē hé chuí sǐ de rén ， ér qiě méi yǒu rén néng bāng dé shàng máng 。
    • There were cars burning, people dying, and nobody could help them.
  3. Mandarin
    我好奇耳垂有什么作用。
    我好奇耳垂有什麼作用。
    wǒ hào qí ěr chuí yǒu shén me zuò yòng 。
    • I wonder what ear lobes are for.
  4. Mandarin
    知道吗？内科急救专家对于子宫下垂常用的应对方法是带上手套，把拳头深入阴道，然后用力将子宫向上推。但这个姿势在赶到医院前是改变不了了!
    知道嗎？內科急救專家對於子宮下垂常用的應對方法是帶上手套，把拳頭深入陰道，然後用力將子宮向上推。但這個姿勢在趕到醫院前是改變不了了!
    zhī dào ma ？ nèi kē jí jiù zhuān jiā duì yú zǐ gōng xià chuí cháng yòng de yìng duì fāng fǎ shì dài shàng shǒu tào ， bǎ quán tou shēn rù yīn dào ， rán hòu yòng lì jiāng zǐ gōng xiàng shàng tuī 。 dàn zhè ge zī shì zài gǎn dào yī yuàn qián shì gǎi biàn bù le le !
    • Did you know that the proper EMT response to a prolapsed uterus is to make a gloved fist and shove the uterus and your fist itself up the vagina? Also, once you've done that, you're stuck in that position until you get to the hospital!
  5. Mandarin
    他垂下手臂环绕住她然后亲吻。
    他垂下手臂環繞住她然後親吻。
    tā chuí xià shǒu bì huán rào zhù tā rán hòu qīn wěn 。
    • He slid his arms around her and kissed her.
    • He hugged her and kissed her.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你哋要忠心耿耿为国家效力，朕嘅江山先会永垂不朽。
    你哋要忠心耿耿為國家效力，朕嘅江山先會永垂不朽。
    nei5 dei6 jiu3 zung1 sam1 gang2 gang2 wai6 gwok3 gaa1 haau6 lik6, zam6 ge3 gong1 saan1 sin1 wui5 wing3 seoi4 bat1 naau2.
    • You must be dedicated to serving our country, so its sovereignty can perdure.
  2. Cantonese
    垂头丧气
    垂頭喪氣
    seoi4 tau4 song3 hei3
    • to be dispirited due to frustration; literally: to lower one's head in low spirits
    • to be dispirited due to frustration
  3. Cantonese
    圆形半径同切点上嘅切线互相垂直。
    圓形半徑同切點上嘅切線互相垂直。
    jyun4 jing4 bun3 ging3 tung4 cit3 dim2 soeng6 ge3 cit3 sin3 wu6 soeng1 seoi4 zik6.
    • The radius of a circle to the point of tangency is perpendicular to the tangent line.
  4. Cantonese
    垂涎
    垂涎
    • drooling (metaphor for greed)
  5. Cantonese
    垂死
    垂死
    seoi4 sei2
    • dying; moribund
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    垂危
    垂危
    chuí wēi
    • to be critically ill
  2. Mandarin
    柳枝低垂在水面上。
    柳枝低垂在水面上。
    liǔ zhī dī chuí zài shuǐ miàn shang ．
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    人民英雄永垂不朽。
    人民英雄永垂不朽。
    rén mín yīng xióng yǒng chuí bù xiǔ ．
    • X
  4. Mandarin
    皇上龙体违和，正需要静养。恳请皇太后垂帘听政，以安天下人心！
    皇上龍體違和，正需要靜養。懇請皇太后垂簾聽政，以安天下人心！
    huáng shàng lóng tǐ wéi hé ， zhèng xū yào jìng yǎng ． kěn qǐng huáng tài hòu chuí lián tīng zhèng ， yǐ ān tiān xià rén xīn ！
    • His Majesty's imperial body is unwell and now needs rest. We earnestly beg Empress Dowager to rule the empire from behind the curtain, so as to pacify public sentiment throughout this realm under heaven!
    • His Majesty's imperial body is unwell and now needs rest. We humbly beg Empress Dowager to rule the empire from behind the curtain, so as to pacify public sentiment throughout this realm under heaven!
    • His Majesty's imperial body is unwell and now needs a rest. We humbly beg Empress Dowager to rule the empire from behind the curtain, so as to pacify public sentiment throughout this realm under heaven!
  5. Mandarin
    他受一点挫折就垂头丧气了。
    他受一點挫折就垂頭喪氣了。
    tā shòu yī diǎn cuò zhé jiù chuí tóu sàng qì le ．
    • He became frustrated after experiencing a little setback.