掉落 (diào luò) — to fall, to drop (from a height) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to fallto drop (from a height)

Examples

掉落。
Shù shàng de píng guǒ diào luò le.
The apple fell from the tree.
，掉落。
Tā xiǎo xīn dì bǎ huā píng fàng hǎo, fáng zhǐ diào luò.
He carefully placed the vase to prevent it from falling.
掉落。
Fēi jī shàng de yí gè líng jiàn diào luò le.
A part fell off the airplane.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

掉 (fall) and 落 (drop) are parallel actions, giving fall down.

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.

扌卓掉

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.

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

艹洛落

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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