垂直

chuízhí

adjective #13,147

Meanings

1 vertical
2 perpendicular

Characters

to hang down; to droop

straight; direct

Examples

这面墙不是完全垂直的。

Zhè miàn qiáng bùshì wánquán chuízhí de.

This wall is not perfectly vertical.

Tips

memory

垂 means 'to hang down' and 直 means 'straight' -- something hanging straight down is vertical.

Stroke Order

垂 chuí

直 zhí