落 luò

fall, drop; net income, surplus

HSK 4 #496

DEFINITIONS

落 luò
  • to fall or drop
  • (of the sun) to set
  • (of a tide) to go out
  • to lower
  • to decline or sink
  • to lag or fall behind
  • to fall onto
  • to rest with
  • to get or receive
  • to write down
  • whereabouts
  • settlement
落 là
  • to leave out
  • to be missing
  • to leave behind or forget to bring
  • to lag or fall behind
落 lào
  • colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds

STROKES

WORDS

菌落 jūn luò bacterial colony; microbial colony
落花生 luò huā shēng peanut
落叶松 luò yè sōng larch tree (Pinus larix); deciduous pine tree
叶落归根 yè luò guī gēn a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home; In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
错落 cuò luò strewn at random; disorderly; untidy; irregular; uneven
一字不落 yī zì bù là see 一字不漏[yi1 zi4 bu4 lou4]
七上八落 qī shàng bā luò see 七上八下[qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4]
不落俗套 bù luò sú tào to conform to no conventional pattern; unconventional; offbeat
不落痕迹 bù luò hén jì to leave no trace; seamless; professional
不落痕跡 bù luò hén jì to leave no trace; seamless; professional
不落窠臼 bù luò kē jiù not follow the beaten track; have an original style
不见棺材不落泪 bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom); fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
不見棺材不落淚 bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom); fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
丟三落四 diū sān là sì forgetful; empty-headed
丢魂落魄 diū hún luò pò see 失魂落魄[shi1 hun2 luo4 po4]
丟魂落魄 diū hún luò pò see 失魂落魄[shi1 hun2 luo4 po4]
中箭落马 zhòng jiàn luò mǎ lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse; to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
中箭落馬 zhòng jiàn luò mǎ lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse; to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
干净俐落 gān jìng lì luò clean and efficient; neat and tidy
乾淨俐落 gān jìng lì luò clean and efficient; neat and tidy
乾淨利落 gān jìng lì luo squeaky clean; neat and tidy; efficient
乾脆利落 gān cuì lì luo (of speech or actions) direct and efficient; without fooling around
俐落 lì luo variant of 利落[li4 luo5]
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù ， rén bù xué yào luò hòu a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後 dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù ， rén bù xué yào luò hòu a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
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