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跌落 (diē luò) — (of a person or object) to fall (from a height); (of status, price, reputation, etc.) to drop, to decline

Definition

A literary verb for 'fall' — physical falls from a height, or a sharp decline in price, status, or reputation. More dramatic and written than everyday 掉.

verb
(of a person or object) to fall (from a height)(of status, price, reputation, etc.) to dropto decline

Examples

  • 跌落，。
    Tā cóng lóu tī shàng diē luò, shuāi duàn le tuǐ.
    He fell from the stairs and broke his leg.
  • 跌落。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī de gǔ jià yǐ jīng diē luò le bǎi fēn zhī sān shí.
    This company's stock price has dropped by thirty percent.
  • 跌落，。
    Tā yīn chǒu wén cóng gāo wèi diē luò, míng yù sǎo dì.
    He fell from a high position due to scandal and lost his reputation completely.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

跌diēfall
落luòfall

The ideas of 跌 and 落 as falling combine to mean drop or fall.

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.

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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
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
洛
洛luò落luò
Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.

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