Chinese Word: 坠 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

坠 (Trad.: 墜)HSK 6

Pinyin: zhuì

English Definition: to fall; to drop; to weigh down

Chinese Definition:
①落，掉下：坠马。呱呱坠地。
②往下沉：下坠。
③系挂在器物上垂着的东西：扇坠儿。坠子(ａ．垂着的东西；b．流行于中国河南、山东的一种曲艺，如“河南坠坠”)。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 土

Pictophonetic:队 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 队 [ duì ] team, group, band, army unit; measure word for groups of people
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth

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坠毁	zhuì huǐ	(of an airplane etc) to fall to the ground and crash
坠落	zhuì luò	to fall; to drop
坠入	zhuì rù	to drop into; to fall into
摇摇欲坠	yáo yáo yù zhuì	tottering; on the verge of collapse
天花乱坠	tiān huā luàn zhuì	lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom); fig. extravagant embellishments; hype

1		tā 它 sì hū 似乎 jiù yào 就要 zhuì huǐ 坠毁 le 了。 It appeared about to crash.
2		nà ge 那个 xiǎo nán hái 小男孩 zhuì rù 坠入 hé 河 zhōng 中。 The little boy fell into the river.
3		shù yè 树叶 zhuì luò 坠落 zài 在 dì shang 地上， fā chū 发出 shā shā 沙沙 shēng 声。 The leaves fell to the ground with a rustling sound.
4		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 piào liang 漂亮 de 的 mǎ tí xíng 马蹄形 diào zhuì 吊坠 xuán guà 悬挂 zài 在 yí chuàn 一串 yuán zhū 圆珠 xiàng liàn 项链 shàng 上。 This beautiful horseshoe pendant hangs from a round beaded necklace.

1		tā 它 sì hū 似乎 jiù yào 就要 zhuì huǐ 坠毁 le 了。 It appeared about to crash.
2		nà ge 那个 xiǎo nán hái 小男孩 zhuì rù 坠入 hé 河 zhōng 中。 The little boy fell into the river.
3		shù yè 树叶 zhuì luò 坠落 zài 在 dì shang 地上， fā chū 发出 shā shā 沙沙 shēng 声。 The leaves fell to the ground with a rustling sound.
4		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 piào liang 漂亮 de 的 mǎ tí xíng 马蹄形 diào zhuì 吊坠 xuán guà 悬挂 zài 在 yí chuàn 一串 yuán zhū 圆珠 xiàng liàn 项链 shàng 上。 This beautiful horseshoe pendant hangs from a round beaded necklace.