散落 sànluò to disperse
to disperse; to fall scattered; to sprinkle
How to remember 散落: 散 to scatter + 落 fall = to disperse.
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How it is used
- Of things: to lie scattered about or fall in a scatter - 文件散落一地 (wénjiàn sànluò yīdì) papers scattered all over the floor.
- Describes a resulting scattered state; village houses 散落在山间 (sànluò zài shānjiān) dot the hillside. Intransitive, unlike transitive 散布.