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落地 (luò dì) — (verb) to land (of an aircraft); (verb) to fall to the ground; to be set down on the ground; (verb) to be born (of a baby)

Definition

A literal, image-friendly verb: things 'falling to / reaching the ground' (leaves, planes, a baby being born). For aircraft prefer 降落; for 'being born' use 出生, 诞生 (formal), or 生.

verb
to land (of an aircraft)to fall to the groundto be set down on the groundto be born (of a baby)

Examples

  • 落地。
    Fēi jī zài pǎo dào shàng ān quán luò dì le.
    The plane landed safely on the runway.
  • 落地。
    Nà ge yīng ér luò dì hòu kū le qǐ lái.
    After that baby was born, he started crying.
  • 落地，。
    Yè zi cóng shù shàng luò dì, pū mǎn le dì miàn.
    Leaves fell from the tree and covered the ground all over.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

落luòfall
地dìground

落 means fall and 地 means ground, so the word pictures something coming down to the ground.

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
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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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
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6Air TravelChange & Process

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