掉下

diàoxià
  1. to drop down
  2. to fall

CEDICT

to drop down; to fall

Wiktionary

往下落。

重編國語辭典

Examples

书从柜子上掉下来。

The book fell from the cabinet.

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瓶子掉下来摔碎了。

The bottle fell and broke.

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那苹果从树上掉下来。

The apple fell from the tree.

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一片叶子正在掉下来。

A leaf is falling.

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我差点从悬崖上掉下去。

I nearly fell off the cliff.

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第一批桃子已经从树上掉下来了。

The first peaches were already falling from the tree.

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你衬衫的第二粒衣钮好像快要掉下来了。

The second button of your shirt is coming off.

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我的弟弟(或者哥哥)从树上掉下来摔断了腿。

My brother fell from the tree and broke his leg.

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Entry Composition

1 掉 diào
  1. to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to lag behind
  4. to lose
  5. to go missing
  6. to reduce
  7. fall (in prices)
  8. to lose (value, weight etc)
  9. to wag
  10. to swing
  11. to turn
  12. to change
  13. to exchange
  14. to swap
  15. to show off
  16. to shed (hair)
  17. (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
2 下 xià
  1. down
  2. downwards
  3. below
  4. lower
  5. later
  6. next (week etc)
  7. second (of two parts)
  8. to decline
  9. to go down
  10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. measure word to show the frequency of an action

Related entries

下坠 xiàzhuì
  1. (of objects) to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to droop
  4. (medicine) to experience tenesmus
下挫 xiàcuò
  1. (of sales, prices etc) to fall
  2. to drop
  3. decline
  4. slump
下跌 xiàdiē
  1. to fall
  2. to tumble
股價下跌了。

Stock prices dropped.

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倒灶 dǎozào
  1. to fall (from power)
  2. in decline
  3. unlucky
坠 zhuì
  1. to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to weigh down
你的靈魂已墜進了地獄。

Your soul has been condemned to hell.

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