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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[xuán]
  1. 1. verb [挂] hang
  2. 2. verb [设想] imagine
  3. 3. verb [挂念] be concerned about
  4. 4. verb [未定] be unresolved
    这件事还着呢。
    This matter is still unresolved.
  5. 5. adjective far apart

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[xuán]
  1. 1. verb hang; suspend
    在空中
    suspend in midair
  2. 2. verb lift; raise
    suspend the wrist
  3. 3. verb feel anxious; be solicitous
    be concerned about (sb. who is elsewhere)
  4. 4. verb imagine
    fabricate; make up
  5. 5. adjective outstanding; unresolved
    这事儿不能老着,得抓紧解决。
    We can't leave the matter unresolved any longer. Let's have it settled without delay.
  6. 6. adjective [Dialect] dangerous
    在快车道上骑自行车,可真
    Cycling in the fast traffic lane is really dangerous.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[xuán]
  1. 1. 吊挂
    灯结彩。
    明镜高
    挂。
  2. 2. 公布
    赏。
  3. 3. 两事物之间距离远或差别大
    地隔。
    隔。
    殊。
  4. 4. 没有着落;没有结果
    这件事一直在那里。
    而未决。
    案。
  5. 5. 牵挂;挂念
    两地。
    望。
    念。
  6. 6. 凭空假想
    想。
    拟。
  7. 7. 不着地;没有支撑
    空。
    肘。
    浮。
  8. 8. 形 [口] 危险
    小路又陡又窄,走起来够的。
    ,差点儿撞车。

Examples

胶态
suspensoid state
这个牌子的杀虫剂是浊液,你别搞错了。
The pesticide of this brand is a kind of turbid liquid. Pay attention not to mistake it with others.
中天明月。
The fate of the locomotive was hanging by a thread.
这个机头的命运命一线。
His future is still very much in the balance.
他的未来仍是而未定的。
The play kept the audience in suspense.
这出戏让观众的心一直着。

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