挂 guà
“to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead”
verb, measure wordHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3Traditional 掛
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
挂 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1268: 挂 guà — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动). PDF page 111
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 挂
挂 (guà) means to hang something up (挂衣服, 挂画) or to hang up the phone (挂电话). In existence sentences that describe what is hanging somewhere, use 着 after 挂: 墙上挂着一张地图.
例句Example sentences
- 墙上挂着一幅好看的画。qiáng shàng guà zhe yì fú hǎo kàn de huà.There is a nice painting hanging on the wall.
- 请把大衣挂在衣架上。qǐng bǎ dà yī guà zài yī jià shàng.Please hang your coat on the hanger.
- 我还没说完，他就挂了电话。wǒ hái méi shuō wán, tā jiù guà le diàn huà.He hung up the phone before I finished speaking.