diào

turn, move; shake, wag; drop down

HSK 4 #849

DEFINITIONS

掉 diào
  • to fall
  • to drop
  • to lag behind
  • to lose
  • to go missing
  • to reduce
  • fall (in prices)
  • to lose (value, weight etc)
  • to wag
  • to swing
  • to turn
  • to change
  • to exchange
  • to swap
  • to show off
  • to shed (hair)
  • (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)

STROKES

WORDS

包 diào bāo to steal sb's valuable item and substitute a similar-looking but worthless item; to sell a fake for the genuine article; to palm off
转 diào zhuǎn to turn around
miǎn diào to eliminate; to scrap
泪 diào lèi to shed tears
价 diào jià drop in price; devalued; to have one's status lowered
色 diào sè to lose color; to fade; also pr. [diao4 shai3]
换 diào huàn to swap; to replace; to exchange; to change
diū diào to lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away
luàn diào to throw away; to discard
luàn diào to throw away; to discard
信贷违约期 xìn dài wéi yuē diào qī credit default swap (finance)
信貸違約期 xìn dài wéi yuē diào qī credit default swap (finance)
zuò diào to kill; to get rid of; (sports) to defeat; to eliminate
fēn diào to share; to divide up
shān diào to delete
shān diào to delete
guā diào to scrape off; to shave off (whiskers etc); (of the wind) to blow sth away
bō diào to peel off; to strip off
bō diào to peel off; to strip off
jiǎn diào to cut off; to cut away; to trim
huà diào to cross out; to cross off
huà diào to cross out; to cross off
chī diào to eat up; to consume
hē diào to drink up; to finish (a drink)
土得渣 tǔ de diào zhā (coll.) rustic; uncouth