滑落 (huá luò) — to slip off; to slide down

Definition

verb
to slip offto slide down

Examples

  • 滑落，。
    Tā cóng lóu tī shàng huá luò xià lái, shuāi shāng le tuǐ.
    He slipped off the stairs and hurt his leg.
  • 滑落，。
    Bēi zi cóng zhuō zi shàng huá luò, diào zài dì shàng suì le.
    The cup slid off the table and shattered on the floor.
  • 滑落。
    Lèi shuǐ cóng tā de liǎn jiá qiāo qiāo huá luò.
    Tears slid quietly down her cheeks.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

滑huáslide
落luòfall

滑 gives sliding, and 落 adds falling downward, together meaning to slip off.

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
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
骨
骨gǔ滑huá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

滑 pairs 水 (water) with 骨, which gives the 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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