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

huài diào spoilt; ruined
huài diào spoilt; ruined
天上不会馅饼 tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
天上不會餡餅 tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
天上馅饼 tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng a meat pie falls from the sky (idiom); to have something fall into your lap
天上餡餅 tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng a meat pie falls from the sky (idiom); to have something fall into your lap
尾大不 wěi dà bù diào large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy; fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
gàn diào to get rid of
fèi diào to depose (a king)
dǎ diào to tear down; to destroy; to dismantle (a gang); to abort (a fetus)
wā diào to dig out; to eradicate
xiān diào to remove; to tear off
下 diào xià to drop down; to fall
以輕心 diào yǐ qīng xīn treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard
價 diào jià drop in price; devalued; to have one's status lowered
价儿 diào jià r erhua variant of 掉價|掉价[diao4 jia4]
價兒 diào jià r erhua variant of 掉價|掉价[diao4 jia4]
向 diào xiàng to turn; to adjust one's direction; to lose one's bearings
換 diào huàn to swap; to replace; to exchange; to change
举 diào jǔ restlessness (Buddhism)
擧 diào jǔ restlessness (Buddhism)
书袋 diào shū dài lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom); fig. to show off one's erudition; a person who does so
書袋 diào shū dài lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom); fig. to show off one's erudition; a person who does so
期 diào qī swap (finance)
淚 diào lèi to shed tears