坠

To fall in Chinese: 坠 (zhuì)

zhuì

to fall

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 墜1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to fall
  2. 2to drop
  3. 3to weigh down

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坠

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓㄨㄟˋ

zhuì

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

坠

Simplified

墜

Traditional

Example sentences

See 坠 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 一片树叶从高处坠了下来。

    yí piàn shù yè cóng gāo chù zhuì le xià lái。

    A leaf fell down from up high.

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Related words

下坠

xià zhuì

(of objects) to fall

摇摇欲坠

yáo yáo yù zhuì

tottering

准许

zhǔn xǔ

to allow

准则

zhǔn zé

norm

卓越

zhuó yuè

outstanding

拙劣

zhuō liè

clumsy

捉迷藏

zhuō mí cáng

to play hide-and-seek

灼热

zhuó rè

burning hot

酌情

zhuó qíng

to use discretion

兹

zī

now

姿态

zī tài

attitude

资本主义

zī běn zhǔ yì

capitalism

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