Radical:

meaning for guà:

  • - to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
  • - to hang up (the phone)
  • - (of a line) to be dead
  • - to be worried or concerned
  • - to make a phone call (dialect)
  • - to register or record
  • - classifier for sets or clusters of objects
  • - (slang) to kill
  • - to die
  • - to be finished
  • - to fail (an exam)lit. to hang up a plate
  • - to open up for business
  • - listed (on stock market)to suspend
  • - to hang
  • - (vehicle) suspensionhook (on which to hang sth)
  • - to couple
  • - to link together
  • - to establish contact with
  • - hook
  • - coupling links (e.g. between two railway coaches)to worry about
  • - to be concerned abouttemporary assignment to a Chinese government or CCP post

yǐnliàobēi饮料杯
guà
zài
shūbāo书包
shàng

He hung the drink cup on his backpack.


guà
zài
qiángshàng墙上
de
huà
hěn
piàoliang漂亮

The painting hanging on the wall is pretty.


yījià衣架
guà
zài
qiángshàng墙上
jiéshěng节省
le
dìmiàn地面
de
kōngjiān空间

I hung the hanger on the wall, saving space on the floor.


zài
yuánxiāojié元宵节
qiányè前夜
suǒyǒu所有
de
dēnglóng灯笼
dōu
bèi
guà
qǐlai起来

On the eve of Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung up.


dēnglóng灯笼
shì
chúxī除夕
qìngzhù庆祝
huódòng活动
zhōng
bìbùkěshǎo必不可少
de
zhuāngshìpǐn装饰品
rénmen人们
tāmen它们
guà
zài
ménhù门户
shàng
qìngzhù庆祝
xīnnián新年

Lanterns are essential decorations for New Year festivities, and people hang them on their doorways to celebrate the new year.