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挂guàto hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)

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挂 (guà) means "to hang" or "to suspend" from a hook or a similar place, and it also means "to hang up the phone." 我把衣服挂在门上了 says I have hung the clothes on the door. 帽子挂在门上 says the hat hangs on the door. 请不要挂电话 says please do not hang up the phone. 妈妈挂了电话 says Mom hung up the phone.

What does 挂 mean?

  1. 1.

    to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)verb

  2. 2.

    to hang up (the phone)verb

What does the character 挂 mean?

  • 挂to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)

How do you use 挂?

挂在 names the place that holds the thing, and 挂电话 means to hang up the phone.

Patterns

  • 把 + Noun + 挂在 + Place

    我把衣服挂在门上了。

    Wǒ bǎ yīfu guà zài mén shàng le.

    I have hung the clothes on the door.

  • Noun + 挂在 + Place

    帽子挂在门上。

    Màozi guà zài mén shàng.

    The hat hangs on the door.

  • 挂电话

    妈妈挂了电话。

    Māma guà le diànhuà.

    Mom hung up the phone.

  • 不要 + 挂电话

    请不要挂电话。

    Qǐng búyào guà diànhuà.

    Please do not hang up the phone.

What are some examples of 挂 in a sentence?

  1. 我把衣服挂在门上了。

    Wǒ bǎ yīfu guà zài mén shàng le.

    I have hung the clothes on the door.

  2. 帽子挂在门上。

    Màozi guà zài mén shàng.

    The hat hangs on the door.

  3. 请不要挂电话。

    Qǐng búyào guà diànhuà.

    Please do not hang up the phone.

  4. 妈妈挂了电话。

    Māma guà le diànhuà.

    Mom hung up the phone.

How is 挂 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你把我的衣服挂在哪里了?

    Nǐ bǎ wǒ de yīfu guà zài nǎlǐ le?

    Where did you hang my clothes?

  2. Speaker B:

    在门后面,和你的包在一起。

    Zài mén hòumiàn, hé nǐ de bāo zài yìqǐ.

    Behind the door, together with your bag.

  3. Speaker A:

    门后面太小了,会不会掉下来?

    Mén hòumiàn tài xiǎo le, huì bu huì diào xiàlái?

    It's too small behind the door. Will they fall down?

  4. Speaker B:

    不会,我挂得很稳。

    Bú huì, wǒ guà de hěn wěn.

    No. I hung them very securely.

Can you use 挂 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我把衣服___在门上了。(I have hung the clothes on the door.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "Mom hung up the phone"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 请不要___电话。(Please do not hang up the phone.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.