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掉 (diào): to fall, to drop

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HSK 4verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to fall, to drop
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 11
Radical: 扌
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to fall
to drop
to lag behind
to lose
to go missing
to reduce
fall (in prices)
to lose (value
to fall
to drop
to lose
to go missing
to reduce
to fall (in price)

Chinese explanation

从高处落下或被去掉，比如东西掉到地上、树叶掉下来
也表示遗失、减少或降低，像掉钱、掉价
口语里还可以表示落在后面，如掉队。常用搭配有掉下来、掉下去、掉头。

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Example sentences

My phone fell off the table.

Autumn has arrived, and all the leaves on the trees have fallen.

Be careful, don't let the keys fall into the river.

He fell, and his hat also dropped on the ground.

He lost a key yesterday.

The price of this fruit has dropped a lot.

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