Chinese Word: 跌倒 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to tumble; to fall; fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business)

1		tā 他 zài 在 pá shān 爬山 shí 时 diē dǎo 跌倒 le 了。 He fell while climbing the mountain.
2		tā 他 diē dǎo 跌倒 le 了， kàn qǐ lai 看起来 hěn 很 kě lián 可怜。 He fell down and looked very pathetic.
3		yǒng zhě 勇者 yǒu kě néng 有可能 diē dǎo 跌倒， dàn 但 bú huì 不会 qū náo 屈挠。 A brave man may fall, but he cannot yield.