to fall, drop, or lose
Animated Stroke Order 掉
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HSK Vocabulary: 掉
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 掉 is used in context
1
tā他
zài在
lù路
kǒu口
diào掉
tóu头
wǎng往
huí回
kāi开
。
He turned around at the intersection and drove back.
2
tā他
zǒu走
dé得
tài太
màn慢
，
diào掉
duì队
le了
。
He walked too slowly and fell behind.
3
qǐng请
bǎ把
lā垃
jī圾
rēng扔
diào掉
。
Please throw away the garbage.
4
qì汽
chē车
diào掉
tóu头
le了
。
The car turned around.
5
zhè这
tiáo条
lù路
tài太
zhǎi窄
，
bù不
néng能
diào掉
tóu头
。
This road is too narrow to turn around.
6
tā他
gǎi改
biàn变
zhǔ主
yì意
，
jué决
dìng定
diào掉
tóu头
huí回
jiā家
。
He changed his mind and decided to turn back home.
7
tā他
zǒu走
lù路
màn慢
，
diào掉
duì队
le了
。
He walks slowly and fell behind.
8
zài在
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
，
xiǎo小
míng明
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
diào掉
duì队
le了
，
dàn但
tā他
hěn很
kuài快
yòu又
zhuī追
le了
shàng上
lái来
。
In the race, Xiao Ming accidentally fell behind, but he quickly caught up again.
9
xué学
xí习
xīn新
zhī知
shí识
shí时
，
rú如
guǒ果
bù不
nǔ努
lì力
，
hěn很
róng容
yì易
diào掉
duì队
。
When learning new knowledge, if you don't work hard, it's easy to fall behind.
Information
Traditional掉
Radical扌
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#854
Zhuyinㄉㄧㄠˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+6389
CangjieQYHR
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality