落 luò fall
fall; to drop; to set; to lag or fall behind
How to remember 落: 艹 grass + 洛 Luo river = fall. Sitting on the grass by the Luo river, a grandpa watches the yellow leaves slowly fall into the water.
Component breakdown
落 = 艹 grass + 洛 Luo river
- 艹 grass
- 洛 Luo river
Sitting on the grass by the Luo river, a grandpa watches the yellow leaves slowly fall into the water.
How it is used
- To fall/drop/come down - 降落 (jiàngluò) land, 落地 (luòdì) hit the ground, 太阳落山 (tàiyáng luò shān) the sun sets.
- 落后 (luòhòu) = fall behind/backward: 落后于人 (luòhòu yú rén) lag behind others.
- 角落 (jiǎoluò) = a corner; note the reading là in 落下 (làxià, leave behind) - 把书落在家里 (bǎ shū là zài jiā li) left the book at home.
Words with 落
- 降落jiàngluòdescendHSK 4
- 落后luòhòuto fall behindHSK 6
- 落地luòdìto fall to the groundHSK 6
- 角落jiǎoluòcorner (of a room, courtyard etc)HSK 6
- 下落xiàluòwhereaboutsHSK 7
- 低落dīluòdowncastHSK 7
- 冷落lěngluòdesolateHSK 7
- 回落huíluòto fall backHSK 7
- 坐落zuòluòto be situatedHSK 7
- 失落shīluòto lose (something)HSK 7
- 散落sànluòto disperseHSK 7
- 段落duànluòphaseHSK 7
- 没落mòluòto declineHSK 7
- 着落zhuóluòwhereaboutsHSK 7
- 脱落tuōluòto drop offHSK 7
- 落实luòshípracticalHSK 7
- 落差luòchādrop in elevationHSK 7
- 落成luòchéngto complete a construction projectHSK 7
- 落户luòhùto settleHSK 7
- 丢三落四diūsān-làsìforgetfulHSK 8
- 光明磊落guāngmíng-lěiluòopen and candid (idiom)HSK 8
- 坠落zhuìluòto fallHSK 8
- 堕落duòluòto degradeHSK 8
- 奚落xīluòto tauntHSK 8
- 水落石出shuǐluò-shíchūliterally as the water recedes, the rocks appearHSK 9
- 衰落shuāiluòto fallHSK 9
Example sentences
- 飞机降落了。 Fēijī jiàngluò le.The plane has landed.