挂 guà — hang; suspend; to hang; to put up; to suspend
门上挂着一个红灯笼。Mén shàng guà zhe yí ge hóng dēng long.A red lantern hangs on the door.
Common words: 挂号 (guà hào)、悬挂 (xuán guà)、牵挂 (qiān guà)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "suspend"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "suspend", including 挂 (guà), 罢 (bà / ba), 悬 (xuán). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "suspend" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 挂 (guà), 罢 (bà / ba), 悬 (xuán) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span guà, bà, ba, xuán — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 挂 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 挂 guàhang; suspend; to hang; to put up; to suspendUseful words: 挂号, 悬挂
- 罢 bà / bato stop; cease; dismiss; suspend; to quit; to finishUseful words: 罢了, 罢工
- 悬 xuánhang; suspendUseful words: 悬念, 悬挂
Common words for these 3 "suspend" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 挂 (guà) — so "suspend" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
挂号guà hàoto register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail悬挂xuán guàto suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension牵挂qiān guàto worry about; to be concerned about罢了bà lea modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)罢工bà gōnga strike; to go on strike罢休bà xiūto give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it悬念xuán niànsuspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare悬挂xuán guàto suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension悬崖峭壁xuán yá qiào bì(idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "suspend".
罢 bà / ba — to stop; cease; dismiss; suspend; to quit; to finish
这只是一件小事罢了。Zhè zhǐ shì yí jiàn xiǎo shì bà le.This is just a small matter, that is all.
Common words: 罢了 (bà le)、罢工 (bà gōng)、罢休 (bà xiū)
悬 xuán — hang; suspend
一轮明月高高地悬挂在夜空中。Yì lún míng yuè gāo gāo de xuán guà zài yè kōng zhōng.A bright moon hangs high in the night sky.
Common words: 悬念 (xuán niàn)、悬挂 (xuán guà)、悬崖峭壁 (xuán yá qiào bì)
All 3 characters
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