Usage note
挂可以用来描述将物品悬挂在某个地方。例如，挂衣服、挂灯笼等。
guà kě yǐ lái bùgù miáo wù xuán huàn zài mǒu gè fāng chǎn. rúkě, guà yīfú、guà dēnglóng děng.
挂 can be used to describe hanging items in a place. For example, hanging clothes or lanterns.
Context note
挂常见于描述日常生活中悬挂物品的行为，如挂在墙上或门上。
guà cháng jiàn yú miáo shù rì chén shēnghuó zhōng huáng xíng wù pǐn de háng shéi, rú kě, guà zài qiáng shàng huò mén shàng.
挂 is commonly used to describe the act of hanging items in daily life, such as on a wall or door.
5 examples
把衣服挂在衣架上。
bǎ yī fu guà zài yī jià shàng。
Hang clothes on a hanger.
灯笼挂在门边。
dēng long guà zài mén biān。
A lantern is hung by the door.
墙上挂了幅画。
qiáng shàng guà le fú huà。
There's a painting hanging on the wall.
把钥匙挂在钥匙圈上。
bǎ yào shi guà zài yào shi quān shàng。
Hang keys on a keychain.
照片挂在客厅里。
zhào piàn guà zài kè tīng lǐ。
A photo is hung in the living room.
5 mini stories
妈妈把新买的灯笼挂在了门上，晚上可以照亮整个房间。
mā ma bǎ xīn mǎi de dēng long guà zài le mén shàng， wǎn shàng kě yǐ zhào liàng zhěng gè fáng jiān。
Mom hung a new lantern on the door, which lights up the whole room at night.
爸爸在墙上挂了一幅画，每天早上他都会欣赏这幅画。
bà ba zài qiáng shàng guà le yì fú huà， měi tiān zǎo shàng tā dōu huì xīn shǎng zhè fú huà。
Dad hung a painting on the wall. Every morning he would admire this painting.
小明把新买的灯笼挂在了树上，晚上可以照亮整个院子。
xiǎo míng bǎ xīn mǎi de dēng long guà zài le shù shàng， wǎn shàng kě yǐ zhào liàng zhěng gè yuàn zi。
Xiaoming hung a new lantern on a tree, which lights up the whole yard at night.
奶奶在门边挂了一串红灯笼，庆祝春节的到来。
nǎi nai zài mén biān guà le yí chuàn hóng dēng long， qìng zhù chūn jié de dào lái。
Grandma hung a string of red lanterns by the door to celebrate the Spring Festival.
老师把同学们的画挂在教室里，让大家都能欣赏到他们的作品。
lǎo shī bǎ tóng xué men de huà guà zài jiào shì lǐ， ràng dà jiā dōu néng xīn shǎng dào tā men de zuò pǐn。
The teacher hung students' paintings in the classroom so everyone could admire their works.
Mini dialogue
挂衣服
A
请把外套挂在门后。
Qǐng bǎ wàitào guà zài mén hòu.
Please hang your coat behind the door.
B
好的，我马上挂好。
Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng guà hǎo.
Okay, I'll hang it up right away.
挂画
A
这幅画挂在这里好看吗？
Zhè fú huà guà zài zhèlǐ hǎokàn ma?
Does this painting look good hanging here?
B
很好看，挂得再高一点就更好了。
Hěn hǎokàn, guà de zài gāo yīdiǎn jiù gèng hǎo le.
It looks great. It would be even better if you hang it a little higher.
Related words and contrasts
similar
悬挂
xuán guà
suspend
more formal, for hanging objects
opposite
取下
qǔ xià
take down
remove something hung
contrast
贴
tiē
stick
attach flat to surface, not hang