摔跤 shuāijiāo to trip and fall
to trip and fall; to wrestle; wrestling (sports)
How to remember 摔跤: 摔 to fall + 跤 to tumble = to trip and fall.
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How it is used
- To trip and fall, or to wrestle (the sport) - 路滑，小心摔跤 (lù huá, xiǎoxīn shuāijiāo) the road's slippery, careful not to fall; 摔跤比赛 (shuāijiāo bǐsài) a wrestling match.
- Two senses in one word: an accidental tumble, and the combat sport of wrestling.