垂

chuí · chui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to hang (down)
  2. droop
  3. dangle
  4. bend down
  5. hand down
  6. bequeath
  7. nearly
  8. almost
  9. to approach

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)把(bǎ)头(tóu)垂(chuí)在(zài)她(tā)母(mǔ)亲(qīn)的(de)肩(jiān)上(shàng)。

She rested her head on her mother's shoulder.

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02

柳(liǔ)枝(zhī)垂(chuí)在(zài)河(hé)面(miàn)上(shàng),随(suí)风(fēng)轻(qīng)轻(qīng)摆(bǎi)动(dòng)。

Willow branches hang over the river surface, swaying gently in the wind.

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