To drop off in Chinese: 脱落 (tuō luò)

tuō luò

to drop off

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

Definitions

  1. 1to drop off
  2. 2to come off
  3. 3to lose (hair etc)
  4. 4to omit (a character when writing)

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄊㄨㄛ

tuō

/ t/ u/ o/ first tone

ㄌㄨㄛˋ

luò

/ l/ u/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

脱落

Simplified

脫落

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 墙上的漆已经开始脱落了。

    qiáng shàng de qī yǐ jīng kāi shǐ tuō luò le。

    The paint on the wall has already started to peel off.

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