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摔

shuāi · shuai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to throw down
  2. to fall
  3. to drop and break
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Careful on the ice

  1. Liangliang

    地上(dìshang)有冰(yǒubīng)，别(bié)摔倒(shuāidǎo)了(le)。

    There is ice on the ground. Don't fall over.

  2. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，我(wǒ)从来(cónglái)不(bù)摔(shuāi)……哎呀(āiyā)！

    It's fine, I never fall... oops!

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)摔疼了(shuāiténgle)吗(ma)？

    Did you hurt yourself in the fall?

  4. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，不过(bùguò)我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)飞出去(fēichūqù)了(le)。

    No, but my phone flew out of my hand.

  5. Liangliang

    手机(shǒujī)摔坏了(shuāihuàile)吗(ma)？

    Is the phone broken?

  6. Dengdeng

    没坏(méihuài)，它(tā)掉(diào)在(zài)草地(cǎodì)上(shàng)了(le)。我(wǒ)才(cái)最(zuì)疼(téng)！

    It's fine. It landed on the grass. I'm the one who hurts!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)失(shī)去(qù)了(le)平(píng)衡(héng)摔(shuāi)落(luò)下(xià)来(lái)。

Tom lost his balance and fell down.

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

02

他(tā)失(shī)去(qù)了(le)平(píng)衡(héng)，从(cóng)梯(tī)子(zi)上(shàng)摔(shuāi)了(le)下(xià)来(lái)。

He lost his balance and fell off the ladder.

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

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