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下垂
xiàchuí
1. to droop
2. to sag
3. to hang down
4. sagging
5. drooping
6. prolapse (medicine)
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Character Breakdown

下
xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
HSK 1 3 丶
垂
chuí
to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (2)

胃下垂
wèixiàchuí
gastroptosis
脑下垂体
nǎoxiàchuítǐ
pituitary glands (at the base of the skull)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
21,364 of 84,292