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Trad. 掛
- to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)
- to hang up (the phone)
- (of a line) to be dead
- to be worried; to be concerned
- (dialect) to make a phone call
- to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor)
- (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam)
- classifier for sets or clusters of objects
Trad. 記掛
- (dialect) to keep thinking about (sth); to have (sth) on one's mind
Trad. 外掛
- attached externally (e.g. fuel tank); plug-in; add-on
- special software used to cheat in an online game
Trad. 開掛
- to cheat in an online game (abbr. for 開外掛|开外挂[kai1 wai4 gua4])
- (coll.) unbelievably good
Trad. 倒掛
- lit. to hang upside down
- fig. topsy-turvy and inequitable, e.g. manufacturing and trading costs exceed the sale price (of some goods)
- to borrow more than one can ever repay
Trad. 掛名
- to attach sb's name to (a role); to go by the title of
- nominal; in name only
Trad. 掛帥
- to be in command
- (fig.) to dominate over other considerations; to be over-emphasized
Trad. 掛旗
- vertical banner (for display at exhibitions, advertising hung from poles in the street etc)
Trad. 掛機
- to hang up (a phone)
- to leave a computer etc running (idling, downloading, or playing a game in one's stead etc)
Trad. 掛牌
- lit. to hang up a plate
- to open up for business
- listed (on stock market)
Trad. 掛起
- to hang up (a picture etc)
- to hoist up (a flag)
- (computing) to suspend (a process)
- (of a system) to hang
- pending (operation)
Trad. 掛鉤
- to couple; to link; to hook together
- (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}); (Tw) to collude (with {entity})
- (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc); to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc); to tie (remuneration to performance etc)
- hook (on which to hang sth); latch hook; coupling
Trad. 同一掛
- (coll.) to have a lot in common (with sb)
- to get along well with each other
Trad. 劈掛拳
- Piguaquan "Chop-Hanging Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)
Trad. 一絲不掛
- not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
- without a stitch of clothing
- in one's birthday suit
Trad. 牛角掛書
- lit. to hang one's books on cow horns (idiom)
- fig. to be diligent in one's studies
Trad. 分數掛帥
- preoccupied with school grades
- overemphasis on test scores
Trad. 牽心掛腸
- to worry deeply about sth
- extremely concerned
Trad. 掛一漏萬
- to mention some but omit many others (idiom)
- to leave out much more than one includes
Trad. 掛在嘴上
- to pay lip service to
- to keep mentioning (without doing anything)
- to blather on about sth
Trad. 掛在嘴邊
- to keep saying (sth) over and over
Trad. 牽腸掛肚
- deeply worried (idiom); to feel anxious
Trad. 金錢掛帥
- caring only about money and wealth
Trad. 無牽無掛
- (idiom) unburdened by obligations or attachments; carefree
Trad. 掛羊頭賣狗肉
- lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom)
- fig. to cheat
- dishonest advertising
- wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
Trad. 懸掛式滑翔機
- hang-glider
Trad. 大紅燈籠高高掛
- Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]
Trad. 事不關己，高高掛起
- to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)