回落 (huí luò) — to fall back (after a rise), to recede (of water level, prices, etc.)

Definition

Used mainly for prices, water levels, indices, and similar figures that drop back after rising. Contrast with 回升 ('rise again after a fall') — 回落 is the downward counterpart.

verb
to fall back (after a rise)to recede (of water level, prices, etc.)

Examples

  • ,回落。
    Jīng guò jǐ gè yuè de shàng zhǎng, fáng jià zhōng yú huí luò le.
    After months of increase, housing prices finally fell back.
  • ,回落。
    Bào yǔ guò hòu, hé shuǐ shuǐ wèi zhú jiàn huí luò.
    After the heavy rain, the river water level gradually fell back.
  • 回落。
    Gǔ shì zhǐ shù zài chuàng xià xīn gāo hòu xùn sù huí luò.
    The stock index quickly fell back after hitting a new high.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

回 means back and 落 means fall, together describing a drop back to a lower level.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

回 comes from a drawing of a spiral, showing something turning around.

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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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