堕
落

To degrade in Chinese: 堕落 (duò luò)

duò luò

to degrade

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

Definitions

  1. 1to degrade
  2. 2to degenerate
  3. 3to become depraved
  4. 4corrupt
  5. 5a fall from grace

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堕
落

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ㄉㄨㄛˋ

duò

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄨㄛˋ

luò

ㄌ/ lㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

堕落

Simplified

墮落

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 他交了坏朋友,渐渐堕落了。

    tā jiāo le huài péng yǒu, jiàn jiàn duò luò le。

    He made bad friends and gradually became depraved.

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Related words

落

luò

to fall or drop

降落

jiàng luò

to descend

落后

luò hòu

to fall behind

落实

luò shí

practical

段落

duàn luò

phase

回落

huí luò

to fall back

角落

jiǎo luò

nook

冷落

lěng luò

desolate

落差

luò chā

drop in elevation

落地

luò dì

to fall to the ground

落户

luò hù

to settle

落下

luò xià

to fall

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