掉 (diào) — to fall; to drop; to lose; to go missing; (used after certain verbs as a resultative complement) indicating completion, removal, or a change of state
Definition
掉 is a verb meaning 'to fall/drop' or 'to lose', and very commonly attaches after another verb as a result complement to mark completion or removal (扔掉, 删掉). For 'lose/go missing' of a person, use 失踪.
verb
to fallto dropto loseto go missing(used after certain verbs as a resultative complement) indicating completionremovalor a change of state
Examples
- 掉。Bēi zi diào zài dì shàng le.The cup fell on the floor.
- 掉。Wǒ de qián bāo diào le.I lost my wallet.
- 。Wǒ bǎ lā jī rēng diào le.I threw away the trash.
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