挂起 Traditional form: 掛起 Pinyin (reading): guàqǐ Definitions: to hang up (a picture etc) to hoist up (a flag) (computing) to suspend (a process) (of a system) to hang pending (operation) Characters: 挂 - to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up Traditional characters: 掛 - to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up