HSK · Level 43
120 words
Chinese word
落下
Pronunciation
Pinyinluò xià
Meaning
- verbfall
Example
他的帽子从屋顶落下了。tā de mào zi cóng wū dǐng luò xià le
His hat fell from the roof.
More examples
树上的果实开始落下，孩子们跑去捡。shù shàng de guǒ shí kāi shǐ luò xià hái zi men pǎo qù jiǎn
The fruit on the tree began to fall, and the children ran to pick it up.
Core concept
An object leaves a higher position and moves downward.
Common phrases
叶子落下yè zi luò xià
leaves fall
果实落下guǒ shí luò xià
fruit falls
树枝落下shù zhī luò xià
branches fall
Similar words
掉下来diào xià lái: Fall down from above and come to rest below, in everyday speech.
掉diào: Drop or fall, showing an object's movement or change into a fallen state.
跌落diē luò: Drop suddenly, often involving a person or object in an accident.
倒下dǎo xià: Fall over onto the ground after support is lost, usually sideways or forward.
Definition in Chinese
表示物体从较高处向下掉落，离开原来位置。biǎo shì wù tǐ cóng jiào gāo chù xiàng xià diào luò lí kāi yuán lái wèi zhì
Word origin
落下 (làxià, "fall downward") combines 落 (luò, "fall") with 下 (xià, "down"), making the direction of the fall explicit.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this form sounds more formal than the usual spoken choice for something that has come down, so it appears more often in reports, notices, and written descriptions.
Other meanings
- dropnoun
Opposites
- 上升shàng shēngriseverb
- 升起shēng qǐascendverb
Related words
- 落下物luò xià wùfalling objectnoun
- 落下速度luò xià sù dùfalling speednoun
- 落下高度luò xià gāo dùfalling heightnoun