Chinese Conversation · Level 28
90 words
Chinese word
跌倒
Pronunciation
Pinyindiē dǎo
Meaning
- verbfall down
Example
孩子在街上跌倒了。hái zi zài jiē shàng diē dǎo le
The child fell down in the street.
More examples
下雨天路滑，走路要小心，别跌倒。xià yǔ tiān lù huá zǒu lù yào xiǎo xīn bié diē dǎo
On rainy days, the roads are slippery, so be careful when walking and do not fall down.
Core concept
A steady upright body suddenly gives way and lands on the ground.
Common phrases
在楼梯上跌倒zài lóu tī shàng diē dǎo
fall down on the stairs
不小心跌倒bù xiǎo xīn diē dǎo
accidentally fall down
Similar words
绊倒bàn dǎo: Tripping when a foot catches on something and falling to the ground.
摔倒shuāi dǎo: Falling over so that the body hits the ground.
滑倒huá dào: Losing footing on a slippery floor or surface and falling.
Definition in Chinese
指因走路不稳、被东西绊到或路面打滑等，身体从直立或行走状态突然倒到地面上。zhǐ yīn zǒu lù bù wěn bèi dōng xī bàn dào huò lù miàn dǎ huá děng shēn tǐ cóng zhí lì huò xíng zǒu zhuàng tài tū rán dào dào dì miàn shàng
Word origin
跌 (diē, "stumble") + 倒 (dǎo, "fall") combines a loss of footing with the resulting collapse, giving the word its concrete sense of a body going down.
Usage tips
- It is normally intransitive: the person losing balance is the subject, while a location phrase can be added when the landing spot matters.
Other meanings
- stumbleverb
- fall oververb
Opposites
- 站起来zhàn qǐ láistand upverb
- 站稳zhàn wěnstand firmlyverb