摔 (shuāi) — to fall (from a height or while walking); to drop (something) and break; to throw down (deliberately)
Definition
Covers both senses of a fall: a person falling over, and dropping something so it breaks — more about the result than a deliberate throw (扔 is intentional 'to throw'). 摔倒 = fall down; 摔碎 = drop and smash.
verb
to fall (from a height or while walking)to drop (something) and breakto throw down (deliberately)
Easily confused
Examples
- ，。Tā qí zì xíng chē shí shuāi dǎo le, xī gài pò le pí.He fell off his bicycle and scraped his knee.
- ，摔。Xiǎo xīn ná zhù bēi zi, bié shuāi suì le.Hold the cup carefully, don't drop and break it.
- 摔。Tā shēng qì dì bǎ shū shuāi zài dì shàng.He angrily threw the book on the ground.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
In 摔, the 手 part points to a hand action, and the 率 part supplies the sound.
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