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吊

diào

condole, mourn, pity; hang

Strokes
6
Radical
口
HSK
6
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 吊带是最安全的。

    Diào dài shì zuì ān quán de

    Suspenders are safest.

  • 革命的时候他被吊死了。

    Gé mìng de shí hou tā bèi diào sǐ le

    He was hanged during the Revolution.

  • 灯笼在树枝上吊着。

    Dēng lóng zài shù zhī shàng diào zhe

    The lamp was suspended from the branch of a tree.

  • 汤姆向他的朋友吐露他要上吊自杀。

    Tāng mǔ xiàng tā de péng you tǔ lù tā yào shàng diào zì shā

    Tom confided in his friend that he was going to hang himself.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 吊

  • 吊diào 4a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with; variant of 吊
  • 吊销diào xiāo 4–1 to suspend (an agreement); to revoke
  • 提心吊胆tí xīn diào dǎn 2–1–4–3(saying) to be very scared and on edge