(chuí) — to hang down, to droop, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath (to posterity)

Définition

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)

Exemples

  • Lèi shuǐ cóng tā de liǎn jiá shàng chuí luò.
    Tears fell from her cheeks.
  • Tā de shì jì chuí yú hòu shì.
    His deeds have been handed down to later generations.
  • Lǎo rén chuí zhe tóu jìng jìng de tīng.
    The old man listened quietly, with his head hung down.
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