Chinese word dictionary

披垂

pī chuí · (of clothes, hair etc) to hang down and cover; to flow down

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Word information

Simplified披垂

Traditional披垂

Pinyinpī chuí

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Character breakdown

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披pī

to wear; to split, to crack

垂chuí

to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near

How to learn 披垂

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垂直chuízhí

perpendicular; vertical

披pī

to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out

垂chuí

to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach

垂头丧气chuítóu-sàngqì

hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen

披露pīlù

to reveal; to publish; to make public; to announce