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悬垂
xuánchuí
Description
"悬垂"的意思是东西挂在高处，往下垂着。
"悬垂" means something hanging down from a high place.
这个词比较正式，也常用在体育里，比如用手抓着杆子，身体挂在下面。
This word is quite formal and often used in sports, for example, holding onto a bar with your hands and hanging your body below.
Meanings
悬垂xuánchuí
to hang down; to dangle
藤蔓从墙上悬垂下来。
The vine hangs down from the wall.
悬垂xuánchuí
a hang (gymnastics position gripping a bar)
他做了一个悬垂动作。
He did a hanging exercise.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
悬 (hang, suspend) + 垂 (droop, hang down), two similar characters combined.
- Nuance
more formal and literary than 挂; often describes something dangling from above.
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