散落 (sàn luò) — to be scattered, to lie scattered (over an area)
Definition
Describes things physically lying scattered across an area (petals, clothes, villages) — a state, not the act of scattering. Unlike 分散 or 散布, focus is on where things have come to rest, not active dispersal.
verb
to be scatteredto lie scattered (over an area)
Examples
- ，散落。Yǔ hòu, huā bàn sàn luò le yí dì.After the rain, petals were scattered all over the ground.
- 散落。Tā de yī fu sàn luò zài chuáng shàng.His clothes were scattered on the bed.
- 散落。Zhè xiē cūn zhuāng sàn luò zài shān gǔ zhōng.These villages are scattered in the valley.
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