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挂

guà · gua

Traditional 掛

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)
  2. to hang up (the phone)
  3. (of a line) to be dead
  4. to be worried; to be concerned
  5. (dialect) to make a phone call
  6. to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor)
  7. (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)
  8. classifier for sets or clusters of objects
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Hang the picture

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)这(zhè)张(zhāng)画(huà)挂(guà)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)呢(ne)？

    Where should we hang this picture?

  2. Liangliang

    挂(guà)在(zài)沙发(shāfā)上面(shàngmiàn)的(de)墙(qiáng)上(shàng)，

    On the wall above the sofa.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，挂(guà)正(zhèng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Okay. Is it straight?

  4. Liangliang

    往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)一点(yīdiǎn)，不(bù)，往(wǎng)右(yòu)，

    A little to the left. No, to the right.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，挂(guà)好(hǎo)了(le)！可是(kěshì)画(huà)怎么(zěnme)是(shì)白(bái)的(de)？

    Okay, it's up! But why is the picture blank?

  6. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)把(bǎ)画(huà)挂(guà)反(fǎn)了(le)！

    Dengdeng, you hung the picture backwards!

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2 examples
01

墙(qiáng)上(shàng)挂(guà)着(zhe)一(yì)顶(dǐng)帽(mào)子(zi)和(hé)一(yí)件(jiàn)大(dà)衣(yī)。

There were a hat and a coat on the wall.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)将(jiāng)他(tā)的(de)衬(chèn)衣(yī)挂(guà)在(zài)了(le)挂(guà)钩(gōu)上(shàng)。

Tom hung his shirt on a coat hook.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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