Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/挂(掛)-guà-hang,-hang-up

挂(掛) guà hang, hang up in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 手 shŏu “hand”. Phonetic of the traditional character is 卦 guà. Distinguish挂 (掛) from 街 jiē and 鞋 xié.

Examples

• 挂 (掛) guà hang, hang up [V]
• 挂电话 (掛電話) guà diànhuà hang up the phone; make a phone call [PH]
• 别挂！ (別掛！) Bié guà! “Don’t hang up!” [IE]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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