吊
diào
to hang, to suspend
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Example phrases
- 工人用起重机把沉重的设备吊到楼顶，整个过程十分谨慎。 Gōngrén yòng qǐzhòngjī bǎ chénzhòng de shèbèi diào dào lóudǐng, zhěnggè guòchéng shífēn jǐnshèn. The workers used a crane to hoist the heavy equipment to the roof, and the whole process was carried out very carefully.
- 妈妈在窗边吊了一个小花篮。 Māma zài chuāng biān diào le yí gè xiǎo huālán. Mom hung a small flower basket by the window.
- 他们把一盏大灯吊在房间的中间。 Tāmen bǎ yì zhǎn dà dēng diào zài fángjiān de zhōngjiān. They hung a big lamp in the middle of the room.
Related words
- 吊销 diàoxiāo to revoke; to cancel a licence or permit
- 提心吊胆 tíxīndiàodǎn to be very anxious; to be on tenterhooks
- 覆盖 fùgài to cover
- 扎 zhā to prick, to stab
- 铺 pū to spread, to pave
- 埋 mái to bury
- 搭 dā to build, to set up
- 挖 wā to dig
- 撑 chēng to prop up, to support
- 砍 kǎn to cut, to chop
- 支撑 zhīchēng to support
- 割 gē to cut