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Meaning of 掉

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掉HSK 4
Pinyin: diào
English Definition: to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
Chinese Definition:
①落下：掉泪。
②减损，消失：掉色。掉价儿。
③遗失，遗漏：这一行掉了两个字。
④回转(zhu僴)：掉头。掉转。
⑤摇摆，引申为卖弄，耍：掉文。掉俏。掉以轻心。掉臂而去。
⑥对换：掉包。掉换。
⑦落在后面：掉队。
⑧用在动词后表示动作完成：改掉。戒掉。
Synonym: 失
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 手
Pictophonetic:卓 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
Similar Characters: 抻 悼 淖 棹 仲 倬 卓 桌 绰
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Example Words
丢掉HSK 4 diū diào to lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away
忘掉 wàng diào to forget
失掉 shī diào to lose; to miss
掉头 diào tóu to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about
掉以轻心 diào yǐ qīng xīn treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard
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Example Sentences
1
qǐng
请
wù bì
务必
guān diào
关掉
diàn yuán
电源
。
Please turn off the power supply
2
rén men
人们
hěn nán
很难
jiè diào
戒掉
fèi huà
废话
。
It's hard for people to quit talking nonsense.
3
wǒ
我
xiǎng
想
mài diào
卖掉
wǒ
我
de
的
èr shǒu chē
二手车
。
I want to sell my second-hand car.
4
wǒ
我
de
的
mào zi
帽子
diào
掉
zài
在
yǐ zi
椅子
shàng bian
上边
。
My hat fell on top of the chair.
5
tā
她
de
的
yǎn lèi
眼泪
diào
掉
zài
在
le
了
shū
书
shàng
上
。
Her tears fell on the book.
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