垂直 meaning in English

chuízhí

perpendicular; vertical

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Meaning of 垂直

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chuízhí
  1. perpendicular; vertical

垂直 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

垂chuí直zhí的de金jīn发fà滑huá过guò她tā的de肩jiān膀bǎng。
Straight golden hair slides over her shoulder.

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垂 chuí · to hang · 8 strokes

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直 zhí · straight · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 垂直.

一直yīzhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
直接zhíjiēdirectly; direct
直到zhídàountil
简直jiǎnzhísimply; really
直播zhíbō(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast
直线zhíxiànstraight line; sharply (rise or fall)
直升机zhíshēngjīhelicopter
直觉zhíjuéintuition
正直zhèngzhíupright; upstanding
直至zhízhìlasting until; up till (the present)
直奔zhíbènto go straight to; to make a beeline for
直视zhíshìto look straight at

Questions about 垂直

What does 垂直 mean?

垂直 (chuízhí) means "perpendicular; vertical".

How do you write 垂直?

垂直 is made of 2 characters: 垂 (8 strokes), 直 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.