Word information
Simplified挂帅
Traditional掛帥
Pinyinguà shuài
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Chinese word dictionary
挂帅
guà shuài · to be in command; (fig.) to dominate over other considerations; to be over-emphasized
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挂guà
to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor); (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam); classifier for sets or clusters of objects
帅shuài(bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess); surname Shuai
挂号guàhàoto register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail
挂钩guàgōuto couple; to link; to hook together; (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity}); (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc); hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling
挂念guàniànto feel anxious about; to have (sth) weighing on one's mind
挂失guàshīto report the loss of something