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

chōng diào to wash out; to leach
chōng diào to wash out; to leach
jiǎn diào to subtract; to lose (weight)
miè diào to eliminate
miè diào to eliminate
pō diào spill
pō diào spill
dàng diào to fail (a student); to pawn; (of a computer or program) to crash; to stop working
dàng diào to fail (a student); to pawn; (of a computer or program) to crash; to stop working
suì diào to drop and smash; broken
大牙 xiào diào dà yá to laugh one's head off; ridiculous; jaw-dropping
tuō diào to remove; to take off; to strip off; to discard; to shed; to come off; to fall off
tuō diào to remove; to take off; to strip off; to discard; to shed; to come off; to fall off
脱皮肉 tuō pí diào ròu lit. to shed skin, drop flesh; to work as hard as possible; to work one's butt off
脫皮肉 tuō pí diào ròu lit. to shed skin, drop flesh; to work as hard as possible; to work one's butt off
huā diào to spend (time, money); to waste
被优化 bèi yōu huà diào lit. to be optimized away; to be fired; to be the victim of downsizing
被優化 bèi yōu huà diào lit. to be optimized away; to be fired; to be the victim of downsizing
mài diào to sell off; to get rid of in a sale
zǒu diào to leave
pǎo diào to run away; to take to one's heels
shū diào to lose
shū diào to lose
cí diào to quit (one's job); to dismiss (an employee)
suǒ diào lock up; lock out; to lock