Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
挂
guà
Description
"挂"的意思是把东西放在钩子或墙上，让它悬着。
"挂" means to put something on a hook or wall so that it hangs.
打电话的时候，说完了以后我们会"挂"电话。
When making a phone call, after finishing speaking, we "挂" the phone.
Meanings
挂guà
to hang (something on a wall, hook, etc.)
墙上挂着一幅画。
There is a painting hanging on the wall.
挂guà
to hang up (a phone call)
她说完就挂了电话。
She hung up the phone after speaking.
挂guà
to register (at a hospital); to worry/care about
我去医院挂号看病。
I went to the hospital to register and see a doctor.
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Notes
- Etymology
挂 uses the hand radical 扌, showing an action done with the hands.
- Nuance
挂电话 means to hang up a phone; 挂念 means to worry about someone.
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