落下 (luò xià) — (r.v.) to fall, drop, descend; (r.v.) to leave… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A resultative verb (离合词) built on 落 meaning 'fall/land'. The object usually goes between 落 and 下, as in 落下东西 — don't split a non-object form.

verb

(r.v.) to falldropdescend(r.v.) to leave behindto fall behindto omit

Examples

落下。
Bēi zi cóng zhuō shàng luò xià le.
The cup fell off the table.
落下。
Tā luò xià le hěn duō gōng kè.
He has fallen behind on a lot of homework.
落下。
Wǒ luò xià le yào shi zài bàn gōng shì.
I left my keys behind at the office.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

落 means fall and 下 adds downward direction, giving fall down or drop.

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.

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.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

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