Chinese Traditional: 掛
Chinese Simplified: 挂
Pinyin: gua4
Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚˋ
English Meaning: 1. to hang, to suspend 2. to hang up (phone) 3. (slang) to kill, to die, to be finished, to fail 4. to be worried or concerned 5. to register or record 6. (a measure word for sets or clusters of objects)

Example Sentences:

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你睡覺時最好掛蚊帳才不會被蚊子咬。
你睡觉时最好挂蚊帐才不会被蚊子咬。
ni3 shui4 jiao4 shi2 zui4 hao3 gua4 wen2 zhang4 cai2 bu2 hui4 bei4 wen2 zi5 yao3.
You had better hang a mosquito net while sleeping in order to avoid mosquito bites.
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我們要在牆上掛哪幅畫？
我们要在墙上挂哪幅画？
wo3 men5 yao4 zai4 qiang2 shang4 gua4 na3 fu2 hua4?
What picture should we hang on the wall?
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請你別掛電話！
请你别挂电话！
qing3 ni3 bie2 gua4 dian4 hua4!
Don't hang up the telephone, please!
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