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跌

diē · die

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Meaning

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  1. to fall
  2. to tumble
  3. to trip
  4. (of prices etc) to drop
  5. Taiwan pr. [dié]
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  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)在(zài)楼梯(lóutī)上(shàng)跌(diē)了(le)一跤(yījiāo)。

    I fell on the stairs today.

  2. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？疼(téng)不(bù)疼(téng)？

    What? Does it hurt?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)没事(méishì)，可是(kěshì)手机(shǒujī)也(yě)跟着(gēnzhe)跌(diē)下去(xiàqù)了(le)。

    I am fine, but my phone fell too.

  4. Dengdeng

    手机(shǒujī)坏(huài)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is the phone broken?

  5. Liangliang

    没坏(méihuài)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)跌(diē)在(zài)地上(dìshang)，它(tā)跌(diē)在(zài)我(wǒ)身上(shēnshang)。

    No. I fell on the ground first, and it fell on me.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

再(zài)走(zǒu)一(yí)步(bù)的(de)话(huà)，你(nǐ)就(jiù)已(yǐ)经(jīng)跌(diē)下(xià)楼(lóu)梯(tī)了(le)。

Another step, and you would have fallen down the stairs.

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

02

在(zài)第(dì)三(sān)季(jì)时(shí)销(xiāo)售(shòu)跌(diē)了(le)下(xià)来(lái)。

Sales fell off in the third quarter.

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

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