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diào

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Radical
Strokes11
HSK 4
Definitions
v
  • to fall
  • to drop
  • to lag behind
  • to lose
  • to go missing
  • to reduce
  • to lose (value, weight etc)
  • to shed (hair)
n
  • fall (in prices)
part
  • (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
Examples

掉眼泪

diào yǎn lèi

to shed tears

被击中的敌机掉在海里了。

bèi jī zhòng de dí jī diào zài hǎi lǐ le

The enemy plane that was hit fell into the sea.

掉队。

diào duì

to fall behind (a group); to straggle

Strokes: 11HSK 4Frequency #159Verified
掉 (diào) — to fall - ISCBJ Dictionary