垂垂
chuí chuí
Pinyin

Definition

垂垂
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chuí chuí
  1. gradually
  2. to drop

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)
垂死
chuí sǐ
  1. 1 dying
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
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory

Idioms (11)

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)

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