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Meaning of 掉

Pinyin diào

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

to drop / to fall

Usage

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掉 [diào] 1. 落下。 - Fall; drop. 2. 减损，消失。 - Decrease; vanish. 3. 遗失，遗漏。 - Lose; miss. 4. 回转（zhuǎn）。 - Turn back. 5. 摇摆，引申为卖弄，耍。 - Sway; show off. 6. 对换。 - Exchange. 7. 落在后面。 - Drop behind. 8. 用在动词后表示动作完成。 - Used after a verb to indicate the completion of the action. Examples: 1. 落下：～泪。 - Fall: drop tears. 2. 减损，消失：～色。～价儿。 - Decrease; fade; drop in price. 3. 遗失，遗漏：这一行～了两个字。 - Missed: this line lost two characters. 4. 回转（zhuǎn）：～头。～转。 - Turn back: turn around. 5. 摇摆，引申为卖弄，耍：～文。～俏。～以轻心。 - Sway; flaunt. 6. 对换：～包。～换。 - Exchange: swap packages. 7. 落在后面：～队。 - Fall behind: lagging behind. 8. 用在动词后表示动作完成：改～。戒～。 - Used after a verb to indicate the action has been completed: change; quit. Additional meanings and usages: 1. 同本义 ([En.] sway; wag; shake) - 引：《说文》：掉，摇也。 - Reference: “Diào, to sway.” - 例：掉尾巴; 掉荡。 - Example: wagging tail; swaying. 2. 弄，卖弄 ([En.] show off) - 引：《南唐书·彭利用传》：言必据书史，俗谓之掉书袋。 - Reference: “To frequently quote texts, colloquially known as showing off knowledge.” - 例：掉罨子。 - Example: show off tricks. 3. 玩弄; 搬弄 ([En.] play with; juggle with) - 例：掉鬼。 - Example: playing tricks. 4. 落下 ([En.] fall; shed; drop) - 例：掉眼泪。 - Example: shedding tears. 5. 丢失 ([En.] lose) - 例：别把钥匙掉了。 - Example: don’t lose the key. 6. 转回 ([En.] turn) - 例：把车头掉过来。 - Example: turn the car around. 7. 调换 ([En.] exchange) - 例：掉包儿。 - Example: swap secretly. 8. 划 ([En.] paddle; row) - 引：《水浒传》：见前面两个人，掉着一只舡来。 - Reference: "Saw two people ahead, paddling a boat." 9. 鼓动 ([En.] instigate; abet) - 例：掉舌。 - Example: instigate with words. 10. 落在后面 ([En.] drop; fall) - 例：掉队。 - Example: lag behind. 11. 减少，降低 ([En.] decrease; lower) - 例：体重掉了五斤。 - Example: lost five pounds. 名 [diào] 桨，掉 - Oar; used in the context of rowing. 助 [diào] 用于某些动词后，表示动作的结果。 - Used after certain verbs to indicate the result of the action: e.g., 丢掉 (lose); 改掉 (give up); 打掉 (knock off).

吃掉 chī diào

to eat up / to consume

卖掉 mài diào

to sell off / to get rid of in a sale

卸掉 xiè diào

take off / remove / discharge / lay down / take away / unload / unlade / dismantle / disassemble

勾掉 gōu diào

delete / cross out / write off / strike out

废掉 fèi diào

to depose (a king)

删掉 shān diào

to delete

忘掉 wàng diào

to forget

杀掉 shā diào

to kill

扔掉 rēng diào

to throw away / to throw out

抹掉 mǒ diào

erase / wipe away

拆掉 chāi diào

take down

拔掉 bá diào

to pluck / to pull off / to pull out / to unplug

挖掉 wā diào

to dig out / to eradicate

挤掉 jǐ diào

edge out

掀掉 xiān diào

to remove / to tear off

掉头 diào tóu

to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about

除掉 chú diào

to eliminate

毁掉 huǐ diào

to destroy

去掉 qù diào

to get rid of / to exclude / to eliminate / to remove / to delete / to strip out / to extract

冲掉 chōng diào

to wash out / to leach

烧掉 shāo diào

burn-up / burn up / burn off / burn out / burn away

脱掉 tuō diào

to remove / to take off / to strip off / to discard / to shed / to come off / to fall off

甩掉 shuǎi diào

to throw off / to abandon / to cast off / to get rid of / to dump

掉转 diào zhuǎn

to turn around

失掉 shī diào

to lose / to miss

砍掉 kǎn diào

prune / cut away / hew off / chop off / strike off

花掉 huā diào

to spend (time, money) / to waste

干掉 gàn diào

to get rid of

摘掉 zhāi diào

pinch off / pick off / off with

撤掉 chè diào

to cut / to throw out / to depose (from office) / to tear off

擦掉 cā diào

to wipe

不见棺材不掉泪 bù jiàn guān cái bù diào lèi

No tears if you don't see the coffin

溜掉 liū diào

slip / vanish / decamp

漏掉 lòu diào

to miss / to leave out / to omit / to be omitted / to be missing / to slip through / to leak out / to seep away

炸掉 zhà diào

to bomb

丢掉 diū diào

to lose / to throw away / to discard / to cast away

辞掉 cí diào

to quit (one's job) / to dismiss (an employee)