掉 diào drop
drop; to fall; drops
How to remember 掉: 扌 hand + 卓 eminent = drop. With one hand waving wildly, the eminent professor gets so excited in his lecture that he drops his coffee.
Component breakdown
掉 = 扌 hand + 卓 eminent
- 扌 hand
- 卓 eminent
With one hand waving wildly, the eminent professor gets so excited in his lecture that he drops his coffee.
How it is used
- To drop or fall - 钱掉了 (qián diào le) the money dropped.
- Highly productive as a resultative meaning 'off/away,' marking removal or completion: 扔掉 (rēngdiào) throw away, 忘掉 (wàngdiào) forget, 去掉 (qùdiào) remove, 卖掉 (màidiào) sell off.
- That 'V-off' use is the high-frequency one.
Words with 掉
Example sentences
- 树叶掉在地上。 Shùyè diào zài dìshang.The tree leaves have fallen to the ground.