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Meaning of 堕

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(Trad.: 墮)
Pinyin: duò
English Definition: to fall; to degenerate
Chinese Definition:
①掉下来,坠落:堕落。堕地。堕马。堕胎。堕甑不顾(喻对已经过去的事,不作无益的惋惜)。
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (earth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ duò ] to accompany, to follow; to listen to; to submit to
    • [ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
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Example Words
堕落 duò luò to degrade; to degenerate; to become depraved; corrupt; a fall from grace
堕胎 duò tāi to induce an abortion; induced abortion
自甘堕落 gān duò luò to abandon oneself (idiom); to let oneself go
堕楼 duò lóu to jump to one's death
堕云雾中 duò yún zhōng lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss
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Example Sentences
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使
A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.