挂
guàTraditional 掛
to hang; to put up
Every meaning
guà
- to hang; to put up
- to leave running (in the background)
- to post; to put up (online or on a website)
- to hang up (the phone)
- (slang) cheat; hack (in games, as in 开挂)
- (slang) to fail (an exam); to die
- to register (at a hospital) (as in 挂号)
- to worry about (as in 挂念)
- (slang) to fail (an exam or course)
In the Library
乐乐走到门口，爷爷的衣服挂在那儿。
爷爷的秘密 · Grandpa’s secret · HSK 3
燕子一下子掉了下来，掉到了一棵大树上，线也挂在了树上。
树上的风筝 · Flying a kite in Chinese: the kite in the tree · HSK 4
挂了电话，他看着月亮，半天没说话。
中秋夜班 · A Mid-Autumn night at the office: mooncakes for the security guard · HSK 4
Words with 挂
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).