吊 (diào): to suspend, to hang up, to hang a person
吊 (diào) is a Chinese character meaning “to suspend.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (structural) and 巾 (structural). It ranks #2018 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- to suspend
- to hang up
- to hang a person
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吊死verb | diào sǐ | death by hanging |
| 上吊verb | shàng diào | to hang oneself |
| 吊销verb | diào xiāo | to suspend (an agreement) |
| 吊带noun | diào dài | suspenders |
| 吊桥noun | diào qiáo | drawbridge |
| 吊床noun | diào chuáng | hammock |
| 提心吊胆phrase | tí xīn diào dǎn | (idiom) nervous |
| 吊车noun | diào chē | hoist |
| 吊灯noun | diào dēng | hanging lamp |
| 吊唁verb | diào yàn | to offer condolences (for the deceased) |
| 吊袜带 | diào wà dài | suspenders (for stockings) |
| 吊索 | diào suǒ | sling |
| 吊扇noun | diào shàn | a ceiling fan |
| 半吊子noun | bàn diào zi | dabbler |
| 吊环noun | diào huán | rings (gymnastics) |
吊 appears in 84 compound words: 81 as the first character, 10 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 吊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
to grieve for the sick and the dying; to show great concern for people's suffering
to grieve for the sick and the dying; to show great concern for people's suffering
Example Sentences
妈妈吊嘱我要按时吃饭，注意身体健康。
mā mā diào zhǔ wǒ yāo àn shí chī fàn , zhù yì shēn tī jiàn kāng .
Mom repeatedly reminded me to eat on time and take care of my health.
拖吊10公里要10万!蒋万安怒轰“趁火打劫”...
tuō diào 1 0 gōng lǐ yāo 1 0 wàn ! 蒋 wàn ān nù hōng chèn huǒ dǎ jié . . .
Towing 10 kilometers costs 100,000 yuan! Jiang Wan'an angrily bombarded "robbery while the fire was fired"...
惊吓画面|12岁女童跌出滑雪缆车吊挂8米高空 直坠救援网外受伤
jīng hè huà miàn 1 2 suì nǚ tóng diē chū huá xuě lǎn chē diào guà 8 mǐ gāo kōng zhí zhuì jiù yuán wǎng wài shòu shāng
A 12-year-old girl fell out of the ski lift and was suspended 8 meters above the rescue net and was injured
又见天价拖吊 2公里开价5.1万
yòu jiàn tiān jià tuō diào 2 gōng lǐ kāi jià 5 . 1 wàn
See also the sky-high towing 2 kilometers asking price of 51,000
狮潭新凤吊桥旁 薰衣草全面盛开中
shī tán xīn fèng diào qiáo páng 薰 yī cǎo quán miàn shèng kāi zhōng
Lavender is in full bloom next to the Xinfeng Suspension Bridge in Shitan
灯笼在树枝上吊着。
Dēnglóng zài shùzhī shàngdiào zhe.
The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree.
革命的时候他被吊死了。
Gémìng de shíhou tā bèi diàosǐ le.
He was hanged during the Revolution.
她的这件吊带蕾丝睡衣很漂亮。
Tā de zhè jiàn diàodài lěisī shuìyī hěn piàoliang.
She has this pretty lace nightgown with straps.
你里面要搭一件白色的吊带。
Nǐ lǐ miàn yào dā yī jiàn báisè de diàodài.
You should compliment it with a white camisole.
汤姆向他的朋友吐露他要上吊自杀。
Tāngmǔ xiàng tā de péngyou tǔlù tā yào shàngdiào zìshā.
Tom confided in his friend that he was going to hang himself.
Character Family
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