下垂 (xià chuí): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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下垂 (xià chuí): Droop (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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下 • xià • down; below • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
xià
下
down; below
垂 • chuí • to hang down; to droop • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
chuí
垂
to hang down; to droop
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 下垂.
Words with
下
下午
xià wǔ
afternoon
下班
xià bān
to finish work
下课
xià kè
to finish class
下雨
xià yǔ
rain
一下
yī xià
[used after a verb] give something a go
下去
xià qu
to go down
下来
xià lai
to come down
下面
xià miàn
below
Words with
垂
垂直
chuí zhí
perpendicular; vertical
垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì
crestfallen / dispirited
垂危
chuí wēi
critically ill; dying; in mortal danger
垂死
chuí sǐ
dying; moribund
垂涎
chuíxián
to drool; to covet
垂纶
chuí lún
to fish with a line
耳垂
ěr chuí
earlobe
功败垂成
gōng bài chuí chéng
to fail on the verge of success; a last-minute failure after great effort
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Example Sentences with 下垂
Tā
他
de
的
yǎn
眼
pí
皮
yǒu
有
diǎn
点
xià
下
chuí
垂
。
His eyelids are a bit droopy.
Zhè
这
kē
棵
shù
树
de
的
zhī
枝
tiáo
条
xià
下
chuí
垂
dào
到
Suí
随
zhe
着
nián
年
líng
龄
zēng
增
zhǎng
长
，
pí
皮
fū
肤
huì
dì
地
miàn
面
。
The branches of this tree droop down to the ground.
会
zì
自
rán
然
xià
下
chuí
垂
。
As age increases, the skin will naturally sag.
