坠落
zhuìluò
to fall; to plunge down
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
- 无人机在强风中失控坠落，导致山区救援一度中断。 Wúrénjī zài qiángfēng zhōng shīkòng zhuìluò, dǎozhì shānqū jiùyuán yídù zhōngduàn. The drone lost control and fell in strong winds, causing mountain rescue operations to be interrupted for a time.
- 流星划过夜空，缓缓坠落在大海尽头。 Liúxīng huàguò yèkōng, huǎnhuǎn zhuìluò zài dàhǎi jìntóu. A shooting star streaked across the night sky and slowly fell at the far end of the sea.
- 熟透的苹果不时从树上坠落下来。 Shútòu de píngguǒ bùshí cóng shù shàng zhuìluò xiàlái. Ripe apples keep falling from the tree from time to time.
Related words
- 下坠 xiàzhuì to fall; to drop; to sink downward
- 摇摇欲坠 yáoyáoyùzhuì to be on the verge of collapse; tottering
- 坠 zhuì to fall; to drop; a pendant
- 落后 luòhòu to fall behind
- 降落 jiàngluò to land
- 落 luò to fall; to set
- 落 là to leave out; to miss
- 落实 luòshí to carry out
- 角落 jiǎoluò corner
- 落地 luòdì to land
- 低落 dīluò low; downcast; depressed
- 丢三落四 diūsānlàsì forgetful; careless about details