Chinese word

跌

Pronunciation

Pinyindiē

Meaning

  • verbfall

Example

他从楼梯上跌下来了。tā cóng lóu tī shàng diē xià lái le

He fell down the stairs.

Illustration for 跌 (fall)

More examples

国际油价连续下跌三天。guó jì yóu jià lián xù xià diē sān tiān

International oil prices fell for three days in a row.

Core concept

Losing support and moving downward, whether a person trips or an object drops.

Common phrases

  • 下跌xià diē

    fall

  • 跌幅diē fú

    decline

Similar words

跌倒diē dǎo: Fall to the ground because of a trip, slip, or loss of balance.
掉下diào xià: Move downward after separating from something above or from an attached part.
落下luò xià: Move downward from above under gravity or another natural force.
倒下dǎo xià: Lose support, tip over, and move downward into a fallen position.

Definition in Chinese

指人因绊倒或滑倒而倒下，或物体由高处掉落；也可泛指程度或位置的下降。zhǐ rén yīn bàn dǎo huò huá dào ér dǎo xià huò wù tǐ yóu gāo chù diào luò yě kě fàn zhǐ chéng dù huò wèi zhì de xià jiàng

Word origin

The character 跌 (diē, "fall") combines 足 (zú, "foot"), which marks the meaning area, with 失 (shī, "lose"), which mainly supplies the sound.

Usage tips

  • A short spoken account often relies on the subject to show whether a person loses balance or an object moves from a higher place, while English may use different verbs for these events.

Other meanings

  • tripverb
  • dropverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 暴跌bào diēplungeverb
  • 跌价diē jiàfall in priceverb
  • 跌幅diē fúdeclinenoun

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