掉
diào
Meaning
- to fall
- to drop
- to lose
- (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
Definition
落下；丢失；减少；去掉。
To fall; to drop; to lose; to decrease; to remove.
Usage
表示物体从高处落下，或数量、程度减少，或丢失，或完成某动作（作为补语）。
Indicates something falling from a height, or a decrease in quantity or degree, or losing something, or completing an action (as a complement).
Examples
- 1 树叶从树上掉了下来。 (The leaves fell from the tree.)
- 2 我不小心把手机掉地上了。 (I accidentally dropped my phone on the ground.)
- 3 这几个月我的体重掉了很多。 (I've lost a lot of weight in the past few months.)
- 4 他把杯子里的水喝掉了。 (He drank up the water in the cup.)
- 5 请把废纸扔掉。 (Please throw away the waste paper.)
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