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摔 shuāi to fall

to fall; to stumble; to trip

How to remember 摔: 扌 hand + 率 to command = to fall. The coach raises a hand to command the start, and the nervous runner in lane two manages to fall over her laces.

  • HSK 5
  • 14 strokes

Component breakdown

摔 = 扌 hand + 率 to command

  • 扌 hand
  • 率 to command
The Gushi story

The coach raises a hand to command the start, and the nervous runner in lane two manages to fall over her laces.

How it is used

  • Intransitive "to fall down": 摔倒 shuāidǎo "to trip and fall," often said of an elderly person or a child.
  • Transitive "to hurl/smash down": 摔杯子 (shuāi bēizi) "to smash a cup" in anger.
  • 摔跤 shuāijiāo has two unrelated senses that context must disambiguate: "to trip and fall" or, as a noun, "wrestling (the sport)."

Words with 摔

Example sentences

  • 他突然摔倒了。 Tā tūrán shuāidǎo le.All of a sudden, he fell down.