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

漆 diào qī to peel off (paint); (fig.) to be exposed; to lose face (Tw)
球 diào qiú drop shot (in volleyball, tennis etc)
秤 diào chèng to lose weight (of cattle)
粉 diào fěn to lose fans
线 diào xiàn to get disconnected (from the Internet)
線 diào xiàn to get disconnected (from the Internet)
膘 diào biāo to lose weight (of cattle)
轉 diào zhuǎn to turn around
过 diào guò to swap places
過 diào guò to swap places
过儿 diào guò r erhua variant of 掉過|掉过[diao4 guo4]
過兒 diào guò r erhua variant of 掉過|掉过[diao4 guo4]
链子 diào liàn zi one's bicycle chain comes off; (fig.) to let sb down; to drop the ball; to screw up
鏈子 diào liàn zi one's bicycle chain comes off; (fig.) to let sb down; to drop the ball; to screw up
隊 diào duì to fall behind; to drop out
頭 diào tóu to turn one's head; to turn round; to turn about
头就走 diào tóu jiù zǒu to turn on one's heels; to walk away abruptly
頭就走 diào tóu jiù zǒu to turn on one's heels; to walk away abruptly
点儿 diào diǎn r drip of rain
點兒 diào diǎn r drip of rain
piē diào to skim froth or foam from the surface of a liquid
sī diào to tear out (and throw away); to rip away
shā diào to kill
shā diào to kill
huǐ diào to destroy