Chinese–EnglishWith examples
吊
diào · diao
Traditional 弔
Meaning
CC-CEDICTdiào 吊
- to suspend
- to hang up
- to hang a person
diào 弔
- a string of 100 cash (arch.)
- to lament
- to condole with
- variant of 吊
In a sentence
2 examples01
工人们把钢梁吊到楼顶。
The workers hoisted the steel beam to the roof.
02
客厅天花板上吊着一盏旧灯。
An old lamp hangs from the living room ceiling.
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