Chinese word

落地

Pronunciation

Pinyinluò dì

Meaning

  • verbland

Example

飞机马上就要落地了。fēi jī mǎ shàng jiù yào luò dì le

The plane is about to land.

Illustration for 落地 (land)

More examples

飞机在跑道上平稳地落地了。fēi jī zài pǎo dào shàng píng wěn dì luò dì le

The plane landed smoothly on the runway.

Core concept

Something moves from the air or a higher place down to the ground and arrives there.

Common phrases

  • 飞机落地fēi jī luò dì

    plane lands

  • 跑道上落地pǎo dào shàng luò dì

    land on the runway

Similar words

着陆zhuó lù: Land on a runway or the ground after an aircraft descends through the air.
降落jiàng luò: Descend from above and arrive at the ground.
落下luò xià: Fall from a higher place after losing support.

Definition in Chinese

表示物体或人从空中或高处降到地面并接触地面。biǎo shì wù tǐ huò rén cóng kōng zhōng huò gāo chù jiàng dào dì miàn bìng jiē chù dì miàn

Word origin

The compound 落地 (luòdì, "land") combines 落 (luò, "fall") with 地 (dì, "ground"), so its verb meaning is to come down onto the ground.

Usage tips

  • The same verb works for an aircraft, a person, or an object, while the surrounding noun identifies what comes down.

Other meanings

  • landingnoun
  • fallverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 落地签luò dì qiānvisa on arrivalnoun
  • 落地页luò dì yèlanding pagenoun

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