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落

là · la/lào · lao/luò · luo

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Meaning

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là 落

  1. to leave out
  2. to be missing
  3. to leave behind or forget to bring
  4. to lag or fall behind

lào 落

  1. colloquial reading for 落 (luò) in certain compounds

luò 落

  1. to fall or drop
  2. (of the sun) to set
  3. (of a tide) to go out
  4. to lower
  5. to decline or sink
  6. to lag or fall behind
  7. to fall onto
  8. to rest with
  9. to get or receive
  10. to write down
  11. whereabouts
  12. settlement
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Autumn in the park

  1. Dengdeng

    秋天(qiūtiān)到(dào)了(le)，叶子(yèzi)都(dōu)落(luò)了(le)。

    Autumn is here, and the leaves have all fallen.

  2. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，太阳(tàiyang)也(yě)要(yào)落(luò)了(le)。

    Look, the sun is setting too.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)拍(pāi)张(zhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)吧(ba)。

    Let's take a photo.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)站(zhàn)在(zài)树下(shùxià)，我(wǒ)来(lái)拍(pāi)。

    Okay, you stand under the tree and I'll take it.

  5. Dengdeng

    等一下(děngyīxià)，有(yǒu)片(piàn)叶子(yèzi)落(luò)在(zài)我(wǒ)头上(tóushàng)了(le)。

    Wait, a leaf fell on my head.

  6. Liangliang

    别动(biédòng)，这(zhè)张(zhāng)最(zuì)好看(hǎokàn)！

    Don't move, this one is the best!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)眼(yǎn)镜(jìng)落(là)在(zài)我(wǒ)们(men)这(zhè)里(lǐ)了(le)。

He left his glasses at our place.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by patgfisher · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

抱(bào)歉(qiàn)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)作(zuò)业(yè)落(là)在(zài)家(jiā)里(lǐ)了(le)。

I'm sorry, I left my homework at home.

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

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