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
掉漆 diào qī
to lose face (Tw); to peel off (paint)
掉球 diào qiú
drop shot (in volleyball, tennis etc)
掉秤 diào chèng
to lose weight (of cattle)
掉粉 diào fěn
to lose fans
掉线 diào xiàn
to get disconnected (from the Internet)
掉線 diào xiàn
to get disconnected (from the Internet)
掉膘 diào biāo
to lose weight (of cattle)
掉轉 diào zhuǎn
to turn around
掉过 diào guò
to swap places
掉過 diào guò
to swap places
掉过儿 diào guò r
erhua variant of 掉过diào guò
掉過兒 diào guò r
erhua variant of 掉过diào guò
掉链子 diào liàn zi
to screw up; to drop the ball; (fig.) to let sb down
掉鏈子 diào liàn zi
to screw up; to drop the ball; (fig.) to let sb down
掉隊 diào duì
to fall behind; to drop out
掉頭 diào tóu
to turn round; to turn about; to turn one's head
掉头就走 diào tóu jiù zǒu
to walk away abruptly; to turn on one's heels
掉頭就走 diào tóu jiù zǒu
to walk away abruptly; to turn on one's heels
掉点儿 diào diǎn r
drip of rain
掉點兒 diào diǎn r
drip of rain
撇掉 piē diào
to skim froth or foam from the surface of a liquid
撕掉 sī diào
to rip away; to tear out (and throw away)
杀掉 shā diào
to kill
殺掉 shā diào
to kill
毀掉 huǐ diào
to destroy
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