掉 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

鎖掉 suǒ diào lock up; lock out; to lock
關掉 guān diào to switch off; to shut off
水掉 shuǐ diào water falling/dropping
往下掉 wǎng xià diào fall down; decline
削掉 xuē diào to shave off; to scrape off; to cut off
烧掉 shāo diào burn down; completely destroy by fire
掉下来 diào xià lái fall down; drop down
断掉 duàn diào to break off; to disconnect
死掉 sǐ diào to die; to pass away
掉头发 diào tóu fà lose hair; hair loss
换掉 huàn diào to replace; to change (usually in the context of personnel)
切掉 qiē diào to cut off; to remove by cutting
忘不掉 wàng bù diào unable to forget
少掉 shǎo diào reduce; decrease
逃不掉 táo bù diào cannot escape; cannot run away
抹掉 mǒ diào erase; wipe out; remove by wiping
弄掉 nòng diào to get rid of; to eliminate
惊掉 jīng diào startle to the point of causing eyes to pop out; shock someone so much that their eyes almost fall out
吞掉 tūn diào to swallow; to gulp down; to devour
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