Translation

• to hang
• to suspend (from a hook etc)
• to hang up (the phone)
• (of a line) to be dead
• to be worried
• to be concerned
• (dialect) to make a phone call
• to register (at a hospital)
• to make an appointment (with a doctor)
• (slang) to kill
• to die
• to be finished
• to fail (an exam)
• classifier for sets or clusters of objects

Synonyms

• 串, 嘟噜, 梭子, 缗
• 倒挂, 吊, 张, 张挂, 悬, 悬挂, 钩挂, 高高挂起
• 悬念, 惦, 惦挂, 挂心, 挂念, 挂怀, 挂牵, 挂虑, 挂记, 牵挂, 牵肠挂肚, 系念, 记挂, 魂牵梦系, 魂牵梦萦
• 埋, 幂, 庇, 披盖, 掩, 掩盖, 盖, 罩, 蒙, 蒙面, 蔽, 被覆, 覆, 覆盖, 遮住, 遮盖, 遮荫
• 吊, 吊放, 吊起, 悬, 悬垂, 悬挂, 挂到, 昂立, 浮吊, 高悬

Examples

• 墙壁上挂著一个时钟。
  There is a clock on the wall.
• 这艘船挂著美国国旗。
  The ship was flying the American flag.
• 她的脸上总是挂著开朗的微笑。
  She is always bright and smiling.
• 她说再见的时候，脸上挂著笑容，但其实心中是十分难受的。
  She said good-bye with a smile, but there was a good deal of bitterness in her heart.