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垂

chuí
verb HSK 7 #8,793

Meanings

  1. 1 to hang down; to droop
  2. 2 to approach; on the verge of (literary)

Examples

柳树的枝条垂到了水面。
Liǔshù de zhītiáo chuí dào le shuǐmiàn.
The willow branches drooped down to the water's surface.
他垂着头，一句话也不说。
Tā chuízhe tóu, yí jù huà yě bù shuō.
He hung his head and said nothing.
老人已经垂垂老矣。
Lǎorén yǐjīng chuíchuí lǎo yǐ.
The old man is approaching the end of his years.

Tips

usage
垂 appears in many literary expressions: 垂涎三尺 (drooling three feet — craving something), 名垂青史 (name hanging in green history — leaving a lasting legacy), 垂死 (on the verge of death).

Stroke Order

垂 chuí