下垂 (xià chuí) — to droop, to sag, to hang down

Definition

verb
to droopto sagto hang down

Examples

  • ，下垂。
    Suí zhe nián líng zēng zhǎng, tā de yǎn jiǎn kāi shǐ xià chuí.
    As he aged, his eyelids began to droop.
  • 下垂。
    Huā pén lǐ de zhí wù yīn wèi quē shuǐ ér yè zi xià chuí.
    The leaves of the plant in the pot sagged from lack of water.
  • ，下垂。
    Zhè jiàn yī fu guà jiǔ le, jiān bù yǒu xiē xià chuí.
    This piece of clothing has been hanging for a long time, and the shoulders are a bit saggy.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

下xiàdown
垂chuídroop

下 gives the downward direction, and 垂 gives the drooping action.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

Open 下 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

垂 combines 𠂹 and 土 to draw flowers hanging down from a plant.

Open 垂 →

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