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跌倒

diē dǎo · die dao

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Meaning

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  1. to tumble
  2. to fall
  3. fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business)
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Learning to ride a bike

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我(wǒ)刚(gāng)学(xué)骑(qí)自行车(zìxíngchē)，今天(jīntiān)跌倒(diēdǎo)了(le)三次(sāncì)。

    Dengdeng, I just learned to ride a bike, and today I fell three times.

  2. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？你(nǐ)没事(méishì)吧(ba)？

    Ah? Are you okay?

  3. Liangliang

    没事(méishì)，跌倒(diēdǎo)了(le)再(zài)站起来(zhànqǐlai)就(jiù)好(hǎo)了(le)。

    I'm fine. After falling, I just stand up again.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)说得(shuōde)对(duì)。那(nà)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)会(huì)骑(qí)了(le)吗(ma)？

    You're right. So can you ride now?

  5. Liangliang

    会(huì)了(le)！不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)不(bù)会(huì)停(tíng)，只能(zhǐnéng)一直(yīzhí)骑(qí)。

    I can! But I don't know how to stop, so I can only keep riding.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)他(tā)跌(diē)倒(dǎo)时(shí)，他(tā)伤(shāng)了(le)他(tā)的(de)左(zuǒ)脚(jiǎo)。

He hurt his left foot when he fell.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)跌(diē)倒(dǎo)弄(nòng)伤(shāng)了(le)他(tā)的(de)手(shǒu)。

He fell and hurt his hand.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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