掉

掉 diào ㄉㄧㄠˋ diu6 HSK 2 基礎級 · Level 2

to fall
to drop
to lag behind
to lose
to go missing
to reduce
fall (in prices)
to lose (value, weight etc)
to wag
to swing
to turn
to change
to exchange
to swap
to show off
to shed (hair)
(used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 掉 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

掉 radical 扌 = 扌卓

Example sentences

扔掉 Throw it away.
吃掉它。 Eat it.
把它吃掉。 Eat it.
把它关掉。 Turn it off.
釦子掉了。 The button came off.

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