垂直

垂直 chuízhí

Vertical

垂直 in a sentence HSK 6 chuizhi

What 垂直 means

  1. Vertical

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垂直 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

垂
chuí
Hang down (bend down)
直
zhí
Straight (vertical - frankly - continuously - directly)

How to write 垂直

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垂直 in a sentence

这两条线互相垂直。
Zhè liǎng tiáo xiàn hùxiāng chuízhí.
These two lines are perpendicular to each other.
悬崖几乎是垂直的。
Xuányá jīhū shì chuízhí de.
The cliff is almost vertical.

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Questions about 垂直

What does 垂直 mean in English?

垂直 is pronounced chuízhí and means Vertical.

How do you pronounce 垂直?

垂直 is chuízhí in pinyin — written chuizhi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 垂直?

垂直 is written with 2 characters: 垂 (chuí) Hang down (bend down), 直 (zhí) Straight (vertical - frankly - continuously - directly). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 垂直 an HSK word?

Yes — 垂直 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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