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垂直 (chuí zhí): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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Character Breakdown

垂直 consists of 2 characters.

to hang down; to droop

straight; direct

How to Use 垂直 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 垂直 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith保持

bǎo保

chí持

chuí垂

zhí直

neutral

keep vertical

Adverb + Verb

chuí垂

zhí直

luò落

xià下

neutral

fall vertically

Adjective + Nounwith方向

chuí垂

zhí直

fāng方

xiàng向

Example Sentences with 垂直

zhè这

gēn根

xiàn线

shì是

chuí垂

zhí直

de的

chuí垂

zhí直

xiāng相

jiāo交

formalWritten

intersect perpendicularly

neutral

vertical direction

。

This line is vertical.

Zhè这

liǎng两

tiáo条

xiàn线

zài在

jiāo交

diǎn点

chù处

hù互

xiāng相

chuí垂

zhí直

。

These two lines are perpendicular to each other at the intersection point.

qǐng请

què确

bǎo保

ān安

zhuāng装

shí时

，

liǎng两

gēn根

zhī支

zhù柱

bì必

xū须

bǎo保

chí持

jué绝

duì对

chuí垂

zhí直

。

Please ensure that the two pillars remain absolutely vertical during installation.

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wèi为

shén什

me么

zài在

shī失

zhòng重

huán环

jìng境

xià下

，

wù物

tǐ体

bú不

huì会

chuí垂

zhí直

xià下

luò落

ne呢

？

Why don't objects fall vertically in a weightless environment?

zài在

shù数

xué学

kè课

shàng上

，

lǎo老

shī师

jiào教

wǒ

zhè这

miàn面

qiáng墙

qì砌

dé得

bú不

gòu够

chuí垂

zhí直

tā他

yán沿

zhe着

jìn近

hū乎

chuí垂

zhí直

de的

yán岩

zhè这

zuò座

gāo高

lóu楼

chuí垂

zhí直

dì地

sǒng耸

lì立

nǐ你

kàn看

，

nà那

gēn根

qí旗

gān杆

shì是

bu不

shì

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 垂直.

Words with 垂

垂头丧气chuí tóu sàng qì

Words with 直

一直yī zhíHSK 3
直接zhí jiēHSK 4
径直jìng zhí
梗直gěng zhí
正直zhèng zhí
直到zhí dào

我

men们

rú如

hé何

huà画

chuí垂

zhí直

de的

xiàn线

。

In math class, the teacher taught us how to draw vertical lines.

，

xū需

yào要

chóng重

xīn新

tiáo调

zhěng整

yí一

xià下

。

This wall wasn't built vertically enough and needs to be readjusted.

bì壁

xiàng向

shàng上

pān攀

dēng登

，

chǎng场

miàn面

jīng惊

xīn心

dòng动

pò魄

。

He climbed up the nearly vertical cliff face, creating a breathtaking scene.

zài在

chéng城

shì市

zhōng中

xīn心

，

chéng成

wéi为

yī一

dào道

zhuàng壮

guān观

de的

fēng风

jǐng景

。

This tall building stands vertically in the city center, forming a spectacular view.

是

yǒu有

diǎn点

wāi歪

，

méi没

yǒu有

wán完

quán全

chuí垂

zhí直

？

Look, doesn't that flagpole seem a bit crooked and not completely vertical?

直奔zhí bèn

直径zhí jìng