Chinese word

落

Pronunciation

Pinyinluò

Meaning

  • verbfall

Example

这张照片从墙上落下来了。zhè zhāng zhào piān cóng qiáng shàng luò xià lái le

This photo fell off the wall.

Illustration for 落 (fall)

More examples

窗外的雨点突然落下来。chuāng wài de yú diǎn tū rán luò xià lái

The raindrops outside the window suddenly fell down.

Core concept

Movement from a higher place or level to a lower one, whether it settles there physically or shows a decrease.

Common phrases

  • 落下luò xià

    fall down

  • 落下来luò xià lái

    fall down

  • 落下去luò xià qù

    fall down

Similar words

掉diào: Coming off and moving downward when support or a connection is lost.
摔shuāi: Dropping with force and striking a surface, with possible damage or injury.
倒dào: Tilting and falling onto a side or backward until contact with the ground.
下降xià jiàng: Becoming lower in position, altitude, level, or quantity.

Definition in Chinese

从上方或原位掉到较低处；既可指自然下落，也可引申为程度或数量的下降。cóng shàng fāng huò yuán wèi diào dào jiào dī chù jì kě zhǐ zì rán xià luò yě kě yǐn shēn wèi chéng dù huò shù liàng de xià jiàng

Word origin

落 (là, "fall") is formed from 艹 (cǎo, "grass") + 洛 (luò, "river name"), with the first part connecting the character to plants and the second supplying its sound.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, directional complements such as 下来 (xiàlái, "down and toward") and 下去 (xiàqù, "down and away") show where the downward movement goes.

Other meanings

  • landverb

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