垂涎
chuí xián
Pinyin

Definition

垂涎
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chuí xián
  1. to water at the mouth
  2. to drool

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

下垂
xià chuí
  1. 1 to droop
  2. 2 to sag
  3. 3 to hang down
  4. 4 sagging
  5. 5 drooping
  6. 6 prolapse (medicine)
垂死
chuí sǐ
  1. 1 dying
垂直
chuí zhí
  1. 1 perpendicular
  2. 2 vertical
低垂
dī chuí
  1. 1 to droop
  2. 2 to hang low
功败垂成
gōng bài chuí chéng
  1. 1 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
  2. 2 to fall at the last hurdle
  3. 3 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
垂下
chuí xià
  1. 1 to hang down
垂危
chuí wēi
  1. 1 close to death
  2. 2 life-threatening (illness)
垂垂
chuí chuí
  1. 1 gradually
  2. 2 to drop
垂感
chuí gǎn
  1. 1 drape effect (fashion)
垂柳
chuí liǔ
  1. 1 weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
垂涎
chuí xián
  1. 1 to water at the mouth
  2. 2 to drool
垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī
  1. 1 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
  2. 2 to hunger for
垂泪
chuí lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears
垂老
chuí lǎo
  1. 1 approaching old age
垂钓
chuí diào
  1. 1 angling
垂青
chuí qīng
  1. 1 to show appreciation for sb
  2. 2 to look upon sb with favor
垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì
  1. 1 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
  2. 2 crestfallen
永垂不朽
yǒng chuí bù xiǔ
  1. 1 eternal glory
  2. 2 will never be forgotten
耳垂
ěr chuí
  1. 1 earlobe
胃下垂
wèi xià chuí
  1. 1 gastroptosis

Idioms (12)

功败垂成
gōng bài chuí chéng
  1. 1 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
  2. 2 to fall at the last hurdle
  3. 3 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá
  1. 1 deathbed struggle
  2. 2 final struggle (idiom)
垂涎三尺
chuí xián sān chǐ
  1. 1 to drool (over) (idiom)
  2. 2 to yearn for
  3. 3 to covet
  4. 4 to crave
垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī
  1. 1 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
  2. 2 to hunger for
垂帘听政
chuí lián tīng zhèng
  1. 1 lit. to govern from behind the curtain
  2. 2 to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì
  1. 1 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
  2. 2 crestfallen
家累千金，坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
染指垂涎
rǎn zhǐ chuí xián
  1. 1 lit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth
秀发垂肩
xiù fà chuí jiān
  1. 1 beautiful shoulder length hair (idiom)
馋涎欲滴
chán xián yù dī
  1. 1 lit. to drool with desire (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hunger for
  3. 3 greedy

Sample Sentences

购买那些令人垂涎三尺的食物，和最为有效的能消除吃了它们而引起副作用的减肥方法，购买音量最大的音响和最有疗效的头痛片。
gòumǎi nàxiē lìngrén chuíxiánsānchǐ de shíwù ，hé zuìwéi yǒuxiào de néng xiāochú chī le tāmen ér yǐnqǐ fùzuòyòng de jiǎnféi fāngfǎ ，gòumǎi yīnliàng zuì dà de yīnxiǎng hé zuì yǒu liáoxiào de tóutòng piàn 。
buying those mouth-watering foods, which have the side effects of being the most effective way to lose weight, and buying the loudest speaker together the most effective headache tablets.
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哇，布达拉宫、唐古拉山、纳木错…都是我垂涎了很久的地方，无奈身体不好，不敢去海拔那么高的地方。
wā ，Bùdálāgōng 、Tánggǔlāshān 、Nàmùcuò …dōu shì wǒ chuíxián le hěn jiǔ de dìfang ，wúnài shēntǐ bùhǎo ，bù gǎn qù hǎibá nàme gāo de dìfang 。
Wow, the Potala Palace, Tanggula Mountain, Namtso…are all places I have been coveting for a long time, but I’m afraid to go to high altitude places due to my poor health.
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