Meaning of diào:
吊
to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person; variant of 吊[diao4]; to lament; to condole with
Tā yòng shéngzi bǎ dēng diào zài tiānhuābǎn shàng.
他用绳子把灯吊在天花板上。
He used a rope to suspend the lamp from the ceiling.
Tā bǎ dēnglóng diào zài wūyán xià.
他把灯笼吊在屋檐下。
He hung the lantern under the eaves.
Tāmen zài shù shàng guàle yī gè cháng cháng de shéngzi, yòng lái diào yī zhǎn dēnglóng.
他们在树上挂了一个长长的绳子，用来吊一盏灯笼。
They hung a long rope on the tree to suspend a lantern.
Gōngrén zhèngzài ānzhuāng xīn de qǐzhòngjī lái diào zhòngwù.
工人正在安装新的起重机来吊重物。
The workers are installing a new crane to lift heavy objects.
Tāmen qiánlái shì wèile āi diào gùrén.
他们前来是为了哀吊故人。
They came to mourn the departed.
Tā qùshì hòu, hěn duō rén lái jiālǐ biǎoshì diàoyàn.
他去世后，很多人来家里表示吊唁。
After he passed away, many people came to the house to express their condolences.
a string of 100 cash (arch.)
Zài gǔdài, yī tiáo shéngzi kěyǐ chuàn yībǎi gè tóngqián, chēng wéi yī diào.
在古代，一条绳子可以串一百个铜钱，称为一吊。
In ancient times, a string could hold one hundred copper coins, which was called a string of 100 cash.
