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- 下落
下落
xià luò
Meaning
- whereabouts
Definition
指物体从高处向低处移动或落下；也指行踪、去向。
fall, drop; also refers to whereabouts.
Usage
可用于物理上的下落，如物体掉落；也可用于抽象概念，如价格、温度等的下降；还可表示人的行踪或踪迹。
Used for physical falling of objects; also for abstract declines like prices or temperatures; and for someone's whereabouts.
Examples
- 1 树叶缓缓下落。 (The leaves are slowly falling.)
- 2 他的下落至今无人知晓。 (His whereabouts are still unknown.)
- 3 房价正在下落。 (Housing prices are dropping.)
- 4 飞机被迫下落高度。 (The plane was forced to descend.)
- 5 关于嫌疑犯的下落，警方仍在调查。 (The police are still investigating the whereabouts of the suspect.)
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