perpendicular; vertical (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
垂直 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
这条线是垂直的。 zhè tiáo xiàn shì chuí zhí de. - This line is vertical.
墙壁和地面形成垂直角。 qiáng bì hé dì miàn xíng chéng chuí zhí jiǎo. - The wall and the floor form a vertical angle.
她的视线从垂直方向移动到水平面。 tā de shì xiàn cóng chuí zhí fāng xiàng yí dòng dào shuǐ píng miàn. - Her gaze moved from the vertical direction to the horizontal plane.
这座建筑物垂直于地面。 zhè zuò jiàn zhù wù chuí zhí yú dì miàn. - This building is perpendicular to the ground.
这两条线是互相垂直的。 zhè liǎng tiáo xiàn shì hù xiāng chuí zhí de. - These two lines are perpendicular to each other.
Characters
直 zhí - straight; direct | HSK 5
垂 chuí - hang down, let drop; to flow downward; to leave a name (in history) |