Chinese word

下坠

Pronunciation

Pinyinxià zhuì

Meaning

  • verbfall

Example

那个包突然从天上下坠。nà ge bāo tū rán cóng tiān shàng xià zhuì

That bag suddenly fell from the sky.

Illustration for 下坠 (fall)

More examples

受不利消息影响，股价下坠至历史低点。shòu bú lì xiāo xī yíng xiǎng gǔ jià xià zhuì zhì lì shǐ dī diǎn

Due to unfavorable news, the stock price plummeted to a historic low.

Core concept

A fast movement from above toward the ground caused by lost control or support.

Common phrases

  • 股价下坠gǔ jià xià zhuì

    stock prices plummet

  • 高度下坠gāo dù xià zhuì

    altitude drops

  • 失速下坠shī sù xià zhuì

    plummet after stalling

Similar words

坠落zhuì luò: Fall suddenly from a high place, often as part of a serious accident.
掉落diào luò: Fall downward from a place or surface in an ordinary everyday situation.
下落xià luò: Move downward in amount, level, or price.
下降xià jiàng: Move from a higher position or degree to a lower one.

Definition in Chinese

指物体或飞行器在失去控制或外力作用下迅速向下坠落，带有突发或危险的意味。zhǐ wù tǐ huò fēi xíng qì zài shī qù kòng zhì huò wài lì zuò yòng xià xùn sù xiàng xià zhuì luò dài yǒu tū fā huò wēi xiǎn de yì wèi

Word origin

下 (xià, "down") + 坠 (zhuì, "fall") forms a compound for a rapid, uncontrolled descent.

Usage tips

  • For a small everyday object, a neutral falling description is usually more natural, while this word highlights speed, suddenness, or danger.

Other meanings

  • plummetverb
  • dropnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 坠落zhuì luòplummetverb
  • 坠毁zhuì huǐcrashverb
  • 下坠感xià zhuì gǎnsensation of fallingnoun

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