下落
xiàluò
whereabouts; to fall; to descend
Characters in this word
落 luò
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 洛 a river in the Shanxi province
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 失踪人员的下落至今不明，家属仍在等待进一步消息。 Shīzōng rényuán de xiàluò zhìjīn bùmíng, jiāshǔ réng zài děngdài jìnyíbù xiāoxi. The whereabouts of the missing person remain unknown, and the family is still waiting for further news.
- 警方正在调查丢失货物的下落。 Jǐngfāng zhèngzài diàochá diūshī huòwù de xiàluò. The police are investigating the whereabouts of the lost goods.
- 经过多年寻找，他终于得知老友的下落。 Jīngguò duō nián xúnzhǎo, tā zhōngyú dézhī lǎoyǒu de xiàluò. After years of searching, he finally learned of his old friend's whereabouts.
Related words
- 楼下 lóuxià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 放下 fàngxia to put down