Usage of the character 懸
xuán
悬
[懸]
- to hang or suspend
- to worry
- public announcement
- unresolved
- baseless
- without foundation
xuánkōng
悬空
[懸空]
- to hang in the air
- suspended in midair
- (fig.) uncertain
xuándàng
悬荡
[懸盪]
- to hang suspended; to dangle
- (fig.) to be in limbo; to be in a state of uncertainty
xuánniàn
悬念
[懸念]
- suspense in a movie, play etc
- concern for sb's welfare
xuánchuǎi
悬揣
[懸揣]
- to speculate
- to conjecture
xuányá
悬崖
[懸崖]
- precipice
- overhanging cliff
xuánshū
悬殊
[懸殊]
- vastly different; poles apart
xuánbì
悬臂
[懸臂]
- cantilever
xuánhé
悬河
[懸河]
- "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain)
- (literary) waterfall
- cataract
- (fig.) torrent of words
xuányí
悬疑
[懸疑]
- suspense
xuánhú
悬壶
[懸壺]
- (literary) to practice medicine
- to work as a pharmacist
xuányán
悬岩
[懸岩]
- cliff
xuánshǎng
悬赏
[懸賞]
- to offer a reward
- bounty
xuántíng
悬停
[懸停]
- to hover (helicopter, computer mouse etc)
xuánfú
悬浮
[懸浮]
- to float (in the air etc)
- suspension
xuán'àn
悬案
[懸案]
- unresolved question
- unresolved case
xuándài
悬带
[懸帶]
- sling (for immobilizing an injured limb etc)
xuánguà
悬挂
[懸掛]
- to suspend
- to hang
- (vehicle) suspension
xuánchuí
悬垂
[懸垂]
- to hang down
- to dangle
- to be suspended
dàoxuán
倒悬
[倒懸]
- lit. to hang upside down
- fig. in dire straits
xuánfúwù
悬浮物
[懸浮物]
- suspended matter
xuánshǎnglìng
悬赏令
[懸賞令]
- an order to post a reward (for the capture of a criminal)
xuánsuǒqiáo
悬索桥
[懸索橋]
- suspension bridge
Xuánkōng Sì
悬空寺
[懸空寺]
- Xuankong Temple or Suspended Temple near Yanyuan in Shanxi
cíxuánfú
磁悬浮
[磁懸浮]
- magnetic levitation (train)
- maglev
xuányōngchuí
悬雍垂
[懸雍垂]
- uvula (biology)
xuányálèmǎ
悬崖勒马
[懸崖勒馬]
- lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
- fig. to act in the nick of time
dàoxuánzhīwēi
倒悬之危
[倒懸之危]
- lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- dire straits
dàoxuánzhījí
倒悬之急
[倒懸之急]
- lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- dire straits
xuányájuébì
悬崖绝壁
[懸崖絕壁]
- sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
chuíxuánjiégòu
垂悬结构
[垂懸結構]
- dangling element (grammar)
dàoxuánzhīkǔ
倒悬之苦
[倒懸之苦]
- lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- dire straits
xuányáqiàobì
悬崖峭壁
[懸崖峭壁]
- sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
xuánliángcìgǔ
悬梁刺股
[懸樑刺股]
- to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
- see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股／头悬梁，锥刺股 (tóuxuánliáng,zhuīcìgǔ)
xuánfúwēilì
悬浮微粒
[懸浮微粒]
- particulates
- particulate matter
míngjìnggāoxuán
明镜高悬
[明鏡高懸]
- perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
tiānxuándìgé
天悬地隔
[天懸地隔]
- see 天差地遠／天差地远 (tiānchādìyuǎn)
tiāndìxuángé
天地悬隔
[天地懸隔]
- lit. a gulf between heaven and earth (idiom)
- fig. wide difference of opinion
zhòngguǎxuánshū
众寡悬殊
[眾寡懸殊]
- (idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength
fùzhuìxuányóu
附赘悬疣
[附贅懸疣]
- superfluous or useless appendages
- superfluities
xuánhújìshì
悬壶济世
[懸壺濟世]
- practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or public
jiěmíndàoxuán
解民倒悬
[解民倒懸]
- lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits
xuán'érwèijué
悬而未决
[懸而未決]
- pending a decision; hanging in the balance
kǒuruòxuánhé
口若悬河
[口若懸河]
- mouth like a torrent (idiom)
- eloquent
- glib
- voluble
- have the gift of the gab
Qínjìnggāoxuán
秦镜高悬
[秦鏡高懸]
- see 明鏡高懸／明镜高悬 (míngjìnggāoxuán)
chuíxuánfēncí
垂悬分词
[垂懸分詞]
- dangling participle (grammar)
xuánguàshìhuáxiáng
悬挂式滑翔
[懸掛式滑翔]
- hang-gliding
xuánguàshìhuáxiángjī
悬挂式滑翔机
[懸掛式滑翔機]
- hang-glider
xuányángtóumàigǒuròu
悬羊头卖狗肉
[懸羊頭賣狗肉]
- see 掛羊頭賣狗肉／挂羊头卖狗肉 (guàyángtóumàigǒuròu)
tóuxuánliáng,zhuīcìgǔ
头悬梁，锥刺股
[頭懸梁，錐刺股]
- lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
- fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly
Zhōng Sūjiějuéxuán'àndàgāngxiédìng
中苏解决悬案大纲协定
[中蘇解決懸案大綱協定]
- the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China