53 results for *悬*

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  1. precipice; overhanging cliff

    trad. 懸崖

Also written 懸崖【xuán yá】

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悬赏xuán shǎng

to offer a reward; bounty

悬挂xuán guà

to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension

xuán

to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation

悬浮xuán fú

to float (in the air etc); suspension

悬念xuán niàn

suspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare

悬疑xuán yí

suspense

悬案xuán àn

unresolved question; unresolved case

悬而未决xuán ér wèi jué

(idiom) pending a decision; hanging in the balance

倒悬dào xuán

lit. to hang upside down; fig. in dire straits

悬停xuán tíng

to hover (helicopter, computer mouse etc)

悬垂xuán chuí

to hang down; to dangle; to be suspended

悬壶xuán hú

(literary) to practice medicine; to work as a pharmacist

悬岩xuán yán

cliff

悬带xuán dài

sling (for immobilizing an injured limb etc)

悬揣xuán chuǎi

to speculate; to conjecture

悬梯xuán tī

suspended ladder

悬殊xuán shū

vastly different; poles apart

悬河xuán hé

"hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain); (literary) waterfall; cataract; (fig.) torrent of words

悬空xuán kōng

to hang in the air; suspended in midair; (fig.) uncertain

悬臂xuán bì

cantilever

悬荡xuán dàng

to hang suspended; to dangle; (fig.) to be in limbo; to be in a state of uncertainty

悬浮物xuán fú wù

suspended matter

悬浮窗xuán fú chuāng

(computing) floating window

悬空寺Xuán kōng Sì

Xuankong Temple or Suspended Temple near Yanyuan in Shanxi

悬索桥xuán suǒ qiáo

suspension bridge

悬赏令xuán shǎng lìng

an order to post a reward (for the capture of a criminal)

悬雍垂xuán yōng chuí

uvula (biology)

磁悬浮cí xuán fú

magnetic levitation (train); maglev

众寡悬殊zhòng guǎ xuán shū

(idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength

倒悬之危dào xuán zhī wēi

lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits

倒悬之急dào xuán zhī jí

lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits

倒悬之苦dào xuán zhī kǔ

lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits

口若悬河kǒu ruò xuán hé

mouth like a torrent (idiom); eloquent; glib; voluble; have the gift of the gab

垂悬分词chuí xuán fēn cí

dangling participle (grammar)

垂悬结构chuí xuán jié gòu

dangling element (grammar)

天地悬隔tiān dì xuán gé

lit. a gulf between heaven and earth (idiom); fig. wide difference of opinion

天悬地隔tiān xuán dì gé

see 天差地遠|天差地远[tian1 cha1 di4 yuan3]

悬壶济世xuán hú jì shì

practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or public

悬崖勒马xuán yá lè mǎ

lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time

悬崖峭壁xuán yá qiào bì

(idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces

悬崖绝壁xuán yá jué bì

see 懸崖峭壁|悬崖峭壁[xuan2 ya2 qiao4 bi4]

悬梁刺股xuán liáng cì gǔ

to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom); see also 頭懸梁,錐刺股|头悬梁,锥刺股[tou2 xuan2 liang2 , zhui1 ci4 gu3]

悬浮微粒xuán fú wēi lì

particulates; particulate matter

明镜高悬míng jìng gāo xuán

perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)

秦镜高悬Qín jìng gāo xuán

see 明鏡高懸|明镜高悬[ming2 jing4 gao1 xuan2]

解民倒悬jiě mín dào xuán

lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits

附赘悬疣fù zhuì xuán yóu

superfluous or useless appendages; superfluities

悬挂式滑翔xuán guà shì huá xiáng

hang-gliding

悬挂式滑翔机xuán guà shì huá xiáng jī

hang-glider