下落 xiàluò whereabouts
whereabouts; to drop; to fall
How to remember 下落: 下 down + 落 fall = whereabouts.
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How it is used
- 'Whereabouts' of a missing person or thing, and literally 'to fall' - 下落不明 (xiàluò bùmíng) whereabouts unknown.
- 下落不明 is by far the most common collocation.
Example sentences
- 他不会抛下落难的朋友不管。 Tā búhuì pāoxià luònàn de péngyǒu bùguǎn.He could not forsake his friend in trouble.