垂 (chuí) — to hang down, to droop, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath (to posterity)
Definition
Literary verb for 'to hang/droop down' (head, tears) and 'to hand down to posterity'. More formal and written than 低 (lowering the head); not a synonym of 几乎 ('almost'), which is unrelated despite shared dictionary glosses.
verb
to hang downto droopto dangleto hand downto bequeath (to posterity)
Examples
- 垂。Lèi shuǐ cóng tā de liǎn jiá shàng chuí luò.Tears fell from her cheeks.
- 垂。Tā de shì jì chuí yú hòu shì.His deeds have been handed down to later generations.
- 垂。Lǎo rén chuí zhe tóu jìng jìng de tīng.The old man listened quietly, with his head hung down.
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