漏掉 (lòu diào) — to miss, to omit, to leave out

Definition

A verb-object compound meaning 'to miss / leave out' something by accident — narrower than 忽略, which can be deliberate or mental; here the focus is on physical omission from a list, check, or set of belongings.

verb
to missto omitto leave out

Examples

  • ，漏掉。
    Tā jiǎn chá le hǎo jǐ biàn, hái shì lòu diào le yí gè cuò wù.
    He checked several times, but still missed one error.
  • ，漏掉。
    Xiě míng dān de shí hou, qiān wàn bù néng lòu diào rèn hé yí gè rén.
    When writing the list, be sure not to omit anyone.
  • 漏掉，。
    Wǒ zuó tiān bǎ yào shi lòu diào le, zhǐ néng děng mā ma huí lái.
    I left my keys behind yesterday, so I had to wait for my mom to come back.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

漏lòuleak or omit
掉diàofall or lose

漏 conveys leaking or omission, and 掉 adds a sense of loss or falling out.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

漏 combines 水 (water) and 屚 (to leak), showing water leaking.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
卓
卓zhuó掉diào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

掉 is built from 扌 (a hand) and 卓, which gives the pronunciation.

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