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跌入 (diē rù) — to fall into (a physical place); to fall into (a bad state or situation)

Definition

A formal verb meaning 'to fall into' — used for both physical drops and, more often at HSK 7, for slipping into a negative state like crisis or despair. Pairs naturally with abstract trouble (危机、绝望、困境).

verb
to fall into (a physical place)to fall into (a bad state or situation)

Examples

  • 跌入。
    Tā bù xiǎo xīn diē rù le yí gè shēn kēng.
    He accidentally fell into a deep pit.
  • 跌入，。
    Gōng sī diē rù le cái wù wēi jī, zhèng zài xiǎng bàn fǎ jiě jué.
    The company fell into a financial crisis and is looking for ways to solve it.
  • 跌入，。
    Tā diē rù le jué wàng, jué de yí qiè dōu jié shù le.
    He fell into despair, feeling that everything was over.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

跌diēfall
入rùinto

跌 means fall and 入 means into, so the action is falling into a place or state.

Characters in this word

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
足足zúfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
失
失shī跌diē
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

跌 pairs 足 (foot) with 失, which gives a hint to its sound.

Open 跌 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Open 入 →
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