掉 diào

off; to drop or fall; to lose

HSK 4 #849

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 849th character
Radical ⼿ (64.8)
Strokes 11
Index # 2170

Definitions

掉 diào
  1. 1. (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
  2. 2. to drop
  3. 3. to fall
  4. 4. to lose
  5. 5. to go missing
  6. 6. to lose (value, weight etc)
  7. 7. fall (in prices)
  8. 8. to reduce
  9. 9. to shed (hair)
  10. 10. to turn
  11. 11. to change
  12. 12. to exchange
  13. 13. to swap
  14. 14. to swing
  15. 15. to wag
  16. 16. to lag behind
  17. 17. to show off

Stroke order

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Words containing 掉

Word Meaning
坏掉 huài diào
spoilt; ruined
壞掉 huài diào
spoilt; ruined
天上不会掉馅饼 tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng
there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
天上不會掉餡餅 tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng
there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
天上掉馅饼 tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng
to have something fall into your lap
天上掉餡餅 tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng
to have something fall into your lap
尾大不掉 wěi dà bù diào
fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
幹掉 gàn diào
to get rid of
廢掉 fèi diào
to depose (a king)
打掉 dǎ diào
to destroy; to tear down; to abort (a fetus)
挖掉 wā diào
to dig out; to eradicate
掀掉 xiān diào
to remove; to tear off
掉下 diào xià
to fall; to drop down
掉以輕心 diào yǐ qīng xīn
to lower one's guard; treat sth lightly
掉價 diào jià
to have one's status lowered; drop in price; devalued
掉价儿 diào jià r
erhua variant of 掉价diào jià
掉價兒 diào jià r
erhua variant of 掉价diào jià
掉向 diào xiàng
to turn; to adjust one's direction; to lose one's bearings
掉換 diào huàn
to exchange; to swap; to replace
掉举 diào jǔ
restlessness (Buddhism)
掉擧 diào jǔ
restlessness (Buddhism)
掉书袋 diào shū dài
fig. to show off one's erudition
掉書袋 diào shū dài
fig. to show off one's erudition
掉期 diào qī
swap (finance)
掉淚 diào lèi
to shed tears
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