HSK 4 HSK C3/W2/V3
Correct

挂

/ guà / 
Strokes

Definition

to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)/to hang up (the phone)/(of a line) to be dead/to be worried or concerned/to make a phone call (dialect)/to register or record/classifier for sets or clusters of objects/(slang) to kill/to die/to be finished/to fail (an exam)

Example

As a Verb

hang (up); put up; hook

1
Yī
一
lún
轮
míngyuè
明月
guà
挂
zài
在
húmiàn
湖面
shàngkōng
上空
  
。

A full moon hangs over the lake.

2
Tā
他
yāo
腰
jiān
间
guà
挂
le
了
yī
一
dà
大
chuàn
串
yàoshi
钥匙
  
。

A large ring of keys was hooked to his belt.

3
Shùshàng
树上
guà
挂
mǎn
满
le
了
guǒzi
果子
  
。

The trees were thickly hung with fruits.

4
Qiángshàng
墙上
guà
挂
zhāo
着
yī
一
fú
幅
yóuhuà
油画
  
。

An oil painting was hanging on the wall.

5
Bǎ
把
yīfu
衣服
guà
挂
zài
在
liàngyīshéng
晾衣绳
shàng
上

hang the clothes on the clothesline

6
Bǎ
把
màozi
帽子
guà
挂
qǐlai
起来

hang up one's hat

7
Bǎ
把
lóubà
耧耙
guà
挂
zài
在
tuōlājī
拖拉机
shàng
上

hitch a rake to a tractor

8
Guà
挂
zhōngguó
中国
qí
旗

fly the Chinese flag

9
Guà
挂
wénzhàng
蚊帐

hang up/put up a mosquito-net; suspend a mosquito-net

As a Verb

be concerned (about/for); care for

10
Guà
挂
zài
在
xīnshàng
心上

have sth at heart; lay sth to heart; have sth on one's mind

As a Verb

be covered/coated (with)

11
Tā
她
liǎnshàng
脸上
guà
挂
zhāo
着
wēixiào
微笑
  
。

She had/wore a smile on her face. / There was a smile on her face.

12
Chuānghu
窗户
shàng
上
guà
挂
le
了
yī
一
céng
层
shuāng
霜
  
。

The window was frosted over. / The window was covered with frost.

As a Verb

put aside/over; hold up/over; hold in abeyance

13
Zhè
这
shìxiān
事先
guà
挂
yī
一
guà
挂
  
,
xiàcì
下次
kāihuì
开会
zàishuō
再说
bā
吧
  
。

Let this matter hang over until next meeting. / Let's keep this matter in abeyance until next meeting.

As a Verb

get caught; hitch; couple

14
Xiǎohái
小孩
de
的
fēngzhēng
风筝
guà
挂
zài
在
wūdǐng
屋顶
shàng
上
le
了
  
。

The kid's kite was caught up on the roof.

15
Lìng
另
yī
一
jiē
节
chēxiāng
车厢
yǐ
已
guà
挂
shàng
上
le
了
  
。

Another railway carriage has been hitched/coupled/hooked on.

16
Dīngzi
钉子
guà
挂
pò
破
le
了
kùzi
裤子
  
。

The trousers caught on a nail and tore.

As a Verb

hang up; ring off

17
Wǒ
我
hái
还
méi
没
láidejí
来得及
huídá
回答
  
,
tā
他
biàn
便
bǎ
把
diànhuà
电话
guà
挂
le
了
  
。

Before I could reply, he hung up.

18
Biè
别
guà
挂
diànhuà
电话
  
,
wǒ
我
qù
去
zhǎo
找
zhī
支
bǐ
笔
  
。

Hold on! Let me get a pen.

As a Verb

call/ring/phone (up); put (sb) through (to)

19
Tā
她
yī
一
huílai
回来
jiù
就
gěi
给
wǒ
我
guà
挂
le
了
diànhuà
电话
  
。

She called me up as soon as she came back.

20
Qǐng
请
gěi
给
wǒ
我
guà
挂
2055180
2055180
  
。

Put me through to 2055180, please.

21
Nǐ
你
de
的
diànhuà
电话
guàtōng
挂通
le
了
  
。

Your call has been put through.

As a Verb

register (at a hospital)

22
Gěi
给
wǒ
我
guà
挂
wàikē
外科
  
。

I'd like to register for surgery.

As a Verb

flunk

23
Shàng
上
xuéqī
学期
shùxué
数学
lǎoshī
老师
guà
挂
le
了
wǒmen
我们
bān
班
10
10
gè
个
xuésheng
学生
  
。

The math teacher flunked 10 of us last semester.

As a Measure word

[ ɡuà ]

24
Yī
一
guà
挂
zhūzi
珠子

a string of pearls

25
Yī
一
guà
挂
biānpào
鞭炮

a string of firecrackers

26
Yī
一
guà
挂
mǎchē
马车

a horse and cart