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坠落

zhuì luò · zhui luo

Traditional 墜落

Meaning

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  1. to fall; to drop
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Falling leaves

  1. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，树上(shùshàng)的(de)柿子(shìzi)快要(kuàiyào)坠落(zhuìluò)了(le)！

    Look, the persimmon in the tree is about to fall!

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)站(zhàn)在(zài)树下(shùxià)，柿子(shìzi)坠落(zhuìluò)会(huì)砸到(zádào)你(nǐ)。

    Don't stand under the tree. A falling persimmon will hit you.

  3. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，我(wǒ)戴着(dàizhe)帽子(màozi)。

    It's fine. I'm wearing a hat.

  4. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，它(tā)坠落(zhuìluò)了(le)！

    Look, it is falling!

  5. Dengdeng

    哎哟(āiyō)！砸到(zádào)我(wǒ)的(de)头(tóu)了(le)！

    Ouch! It hit my head!

  6. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)帽子(màozi)在(zài)手里(shǒulǐ)呢(ne)！

    Dengdeng, your hat is in your hand!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yí)片(piàn)树(shù)叶(yè)从(cóng)树(shù)上(shàng)缓(huǎn)缓(huǎn)坠(zhuì)落(luò)。

A leaf slowly falls from the tree.

02

那(nà)颗(kē)流(liú)星(xīng)迅(xùn)速(sù)坠(zhuì)落(luò)到(dào)地(dì)平(píng)线(xiàn)以(yǐ)下(xià)。

That meteor quickly fell below the horizon.

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