懸 (jyun4 | xuan2) : hang; suspend; outstanding

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懸

jyun4

xuan2

[1] [v] hang; suspend
[2] [adj] outstanding; unresolved
[3] [adj] far apart; disparate
[4] [v] feel anxious; be concerned

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 20

Level: 2

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

懸 / 悬

This word has been viewed 5915 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Apr 2012 06:51

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懸崖 jyun4 ngaai4 xuan2 ya2 = precipice

懸念 jyun4 nim6 xuan2 nian4 = suspense (in a drama or play)

懸掛 jyun4 gwaa3 xuan2 gua4 = suspension (of a vehicle); to hang

磁懸浮 ci4 jyun4 fau4 = MagLev; magnetic levitation (as in trains)

磁懸浮車 ci4 jyun4 fau4 ce1 = MagLev train

懸濁液 jyun4 zuk6 jik6 xuan2 zhuo2 yi4 (Taiwan), xuan2 zhuo2 ye4 (PRC) = [化] suspension

懸浮 jyun4 fau4 xuan2 fu2 = suspend; to float suspended; suspension

懸疑 jyun4 ji4 xuan2 yi2 = suspense

懸岩 jyun4 ngaam4 xuan2 yan2 = a cliff

懸垂 jyun4 seoi4 xuan2 chui2 = overhang

懸賞 jyun4 soeng2 xuan2 shang3 = offer a reward

磁懸浮列車 ci4 jyun4 fau4 lit6 ce1 ci2 xuan2 fu2 lie4 che1 = Maglev train, magnetic suspension train

懸崖勒馬 jyun4 ngaai4 laak6 maa5 xuan2 ya2 le4 ma3 = to act in the nick of time before it is too late;

口若懸河 hau2 joek6 jyun4 ho4 = to speak very fluently

懸殊 jyun4 syu4 xuan2 shu1 = great disparity

貧富懸殊 pan4 fu3 jyun4 syu4 pin2 fu4 xuan2 shu1 = polarization of rich and poor; gap between rich and poor

懸掛式文件夾 jyun4 gwaa3 sik1 man4 gin6*2 gaap3 = a hanging folder

懸案 jyun4 on3 xuan2 an4 = pending question

懸紅 jyun4 hung4 xuan2 hong2 = offer a reward

懸壺濟世 jyun4 wu4 zai3 sai3 xuan2 hu2 ji4 shi4 = to be a practicing doctor who saves people

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毒品調查科已經懸紅五百萬通緝毒梟。
The Narcotics Bureau has offered a reward of five million dollars for the arrest of the drug lord.

綁匪懾於法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬，算他們聰明。
The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late.

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