掉

diàoㄉㄧㄠˋ

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HSK 2 TOCFL 3

Meaning

Meanings

1
to fall
2
to drop
3
to lag behind
4
to lose
5
to go missing
6
to reduce
7
fall (in prices)
8
to lose (value, weight etc)

Examples

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这支笔和我昨天掉的那支一样。

這支筆和我昨天掉的那支一樣。

This is the same pen that I lost yesterday.

我掉了我的钱包。

我掉了我的錢包。

I have lost my wallet.

她請求他們脫掉鞋子。

She asked them to take their shoes off.

他們作夢也想不到會輸掉這場比賽。

Little did they dream of losing the game.

你襯衫的第二粒衣鈕好像快要掉下來了。

The second button of your shirt is coming off.

Grammar

Grammar using 掉

掉

Diao Separation Complement (掉) · B1 · TOCFL b1

Lesson coming later

Related: 掉

失掉

shī diào

to lose

忘掉

wàng diào

to forget

掉队

diào duì

to fall behind

掉头

diào tóu

to turn one's head

Stroke practice

Practice writing 掉

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