垂直
Old HSK 6
垂直 (chuízhí) · vertical
垂直 (chuízhí) means “vertical; perpendicular”. It is written with 2 characters: 垂 (to hang) + 直 (straight). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 垂直 is built
The characters
垂 chuí · to hang
What 垂 is made of
- 士shì — scholar
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 十 — ten
直 zhí · straight
What 直 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: To look someone in the eye 目 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这两条线互相垂直。Zhè liǎng tiáo xiàn hùxiāng chuízhí.These two lines are perpendicular.
墙要和地面保持垂直。Qiáng yào hé dìmiàn bǎochí chuízhí.The wall must be vertical to the floor.
Questions about 垂直
What does 垂直 mean?
垂直 (chuízhí) means “vertical; perpendicular”.
How do you pronounce 垂直?
垂直 is pronounced chuízhí.
Which HSK level is 垂直?
垂直 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 一直yīzhístraight
- 直接zhíjiēdirectly
- 简直jiǎnzhísimply
- 直播zhíbōlive broadcast
- 直到zhídàountil
- 理直气壮lǐzhíqìzhuàngconfident in being right
- 直径zhíjìngdiameter
- 直zhístraight
Learn 垂直 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.