掉

To fall in Chinese: 掉 (diào)

diào

to fall

HSK 3.0 Level 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to fall
  2. 2to drop
  3. 3to lag behind
  4. 4to lose
  5. 5to go missing
  6. 6to reduce
  7. 7fall (in prices)
  8. 8to lose (value, weight etc)
  9. 9to wag
  10. 10to swing
  11. 11to turn
  12. 12to change
  13. 13to exchange
  14. 14to swap
  15. 15to show off
  16. 16to shed (hair)
  17. 17(used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)

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掉

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄠˋ

diào

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 把它吃掉。

    bǎ tā chī diào。

    Eat it.

  • 把它关掉。

    bǎ tā guān diào。

    Turn it off.

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Related words

去掉

qù diào

to get rid of

掉队

diào duì

to fall behind

掉头

diào tóu

to turn one's head

丢掉

diū diào

to lose

关掉

guān diào

to switch off

忘掉

wàng diào

to forget

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