掉

diào

“To fall” in Chinese is 掉 (diào).

Other characters with the syllable diao: see all 7 →

Meaning

to fall
to drop
to lag behind

Show 14 more meanings

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)

Example

我必須把文身去掉。

I had to get my tattoo removed.

From 去掉 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 掉

去掉qùdiàoto get rid ofHSK 6 掉队diàoduìto fall behindHSK 7-9 掉头diàotóuto turn one's headHSK 7-9 丢掉diūdiàoto loseHSK 7-9 关掉guāndiàoto switch off; to shut offHSK 7-9 忘掉wàngdiàoto forgetHSK 7-9

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2 安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2 般bānsortHSK 2 板bǎnboardHSK 2 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2 饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2 报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2 背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2 必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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