Definition
落 (luò) is a common verb with several meanings: to fall/drop, to set (sun/moon), and to fall behind/lag. For the 'fall behind' sense, it is more general than 落后 (luò hòu, 'backward/underdeveloped') and 掉队 (diào duì, 'drop out of a group').
verb
to fallto drop(of the sun or moon) to setto fall behindto lag
Easily confused
- 落làlook-aliketo leave out, to omit; to be missing
- 裸luǒsound-alike(verb) to be naked; to be bare
Examples
- 。Yèzi cóng shù shàng luò xiàlái.Leaves fall from the tree.
- 落。Tàiyáng luò shān le.The sun has set behind the mountains.
- 。Tā zài bǐsài zhōng luò hòu le.He fell behind in the competition.
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