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掉

diào · diao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to lag behind
  4. to lose
  5. to go missing
  6. to reduce
  7. fall (in prices)
  8. to lose (value, weight etc)
  9. to wag
  10. to swing
  11. to turn
  12. to change
  13. to exchange
  14. to swap
  15. to show off
  16. to shed (hair)
  17. (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
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The hat on the ground

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)帽子(màozi)掉(diào)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, your hat fell.

  2. Dengdeng

    哪里(nǎlǐ)？

    Where?

  3. Liangliang

    就(jiù)在(zài)你(nǐ)后面(hòumian)的(de)地上(dìshang)。

    Right there on the ground behind you.

  4. Dengdeng

    脏(zāng)了(le)，扔(rēng)掉(diào)吧(ba)。

    It's dirty. Let's throw it away.

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)送(sòng)你(nǐ)的(de)！

    I gave it to you yesterday!

  6. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)！我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)洗(xǐ)干净(gānjìng)，不会(bùhuì)再(zài)掉(diào)了(le)。

    Sorry! I'll wash it right away, and it won't fall again.

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2 examples
01

杰(jié)克(kè)逊(xùn)从(cóng)马(mǎ)背(bèi)上(shàng)掉(diào)了(le)下(xià)来(lái)。

Jackson fell from his horse.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

叉(chā)子(zi)从(cóng)桌(zhuō)上(shàng)掉(diào)了(le)下(xià)来(lái)。

A fork fell off the table.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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