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下垂 (xià chuí): Droop (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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下垂 consists of 2 characters.

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

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Pinyinxià chuí

Meaningdroop; sag; ptosis

Characters2

HSK—

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More common words that include characters from 下垂.

Words with 下

下午xià wǔafternoon
下班xià bānto finish work
下课xià kèto finish class
下雨xià yǔrain
一下yī xià[used after a verb] give something a go
下去xià quto go down
下来xià laito come down
下面xià miànbelow

Words with 垂

垂直chuí zhíperpendicular; vertical
垂头丧气chuí tóu sàng qìcrestfallen / dispirited
垂危chuí wēicritically ill; dying; in mortal danger
垂死chuí sǐdying; moribund

垂涎

chuíxián

to drool; to covet

垂纶chuí lúnto fish with a line

耳垂ěr chuíearlobe

垂死挣扎chuí sǐ zhēng zhádeathbed struggle, last-ditch effort

3.

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会

dì

地

miàn面

。

The branches of this tree droop down to the ground.

zì自

rán然

xià下

chuí垂

。

As age increases, the skin will naturally sag.