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落

luò

Definition

to fall
to drop
(of the sun) to set
(of a tide) to go out
to lower
to decline
to sink
to lag
to fall behind
to fall onto
to rest with
to get or receive
to write down
whereabouts
settlement

Other pronunciations

落	là	to leave out to be missing to omit to leave behind to forget to bring to lag to fall behind
落	lào	see 落枕 and 落炕

Character Decomposition

Related words (149)

to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)

to fall behind the ranks; to be outdated

to show poor taste

to fall into

dead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants); deciduous

to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress

to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land

to sit down

practical; workable; to implement; to carry out; to decide

lonely; desolate

dust fall; fallout (volcanic, nuclear etc); particulate matter

drop in elevation; (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc); disparity

the curtain drops; the end of the show

to sit down; to take a seat

ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total

to complete a construction project

to settle; to set up home

down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional

down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional

setting sun

to make a rest stop at a hotel; to put sth into storage

to fail the imperial exams; to flunk

inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc

to fall into water; to sink; overboard; (fig.) to degenerate; to sink (into depravity); to go to the dogs

down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional

to shed tears; to weep

(of a tide) to ebb or go out

falling stone

to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing

to omit; to neglect

to put pen to paper; pen mark

to fail an exam

(of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net; (of a tennis ball) to hit the net; (of a criminal) to be captured

to stay for a time; to stop over; to lodge; to sink down (into soft ground); left-overs

to bury the dead

to stay; to reside (old)

to suffer a defeat; to fail; to fall behind

to run away; to escape

to fail to be chosen (or elected); to lose an election

to meet with misfortune; to fall into dire straits

(lit.) to fall from a horse; (fig.) to suffer a setback; to come a cropper; to be sacked (e.g. for corruption)

down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4]

defoliant

leaf litter

larch tree (Pinus larix); deciduous pine tree

floor lamp

landing visa; visa on arrival

luò shuǐ guǎn

drainpipe; water spout

a person who looks drenched and bedraggled; like a drowned rat; deep distress

luò huā shēng

peanut

luò yú xià fēng

to be at a disadvantage

luò yè qiáo mù

deciduous tree

luò yè zhí wù

deciduous plant; deciduous vegetation

luò dì shēng gēn

air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum); to put down roots

luò huā liú shuǐ

to be in a sorry state; to be utterly defeated

luò luò dà fāng

(of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained

luò luò guǎ hé

aloof; standoffish; unsociable

luò luò guǎ huān

melancholy; unhappy

luò luò nán hé

a loner; someone who does not easily get along with others

落水狗上岸

luò shuǐ gǒu shàng àn

like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over

whereabouts; to drop; to fall

downcast; gloomy; to decline

desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder

to wither (and drop off); to wilt; to pass away

to grow (prettier etc); to mature into; to blossom

to shoot down (a plane)

to peel off

to deal with (an offender)

to fall back; to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)

to be situated; to be located (of a building)

to fall; to drop

to degrade; to degenerate; to become depraved; corrupt; a fall from grace

to lose (sth); to drop (sth); to feel a sense of loss; frustrated; disappointment; loss

to taunt; to ridicule; to jeer at; to treat coldly; to abandon

sparse; few and far between

village

talus slide; to crumble (of scree slope); to collapse; landslide

to be situated; located at (of building); also written 坐落

to fall; to drop; socket (loanword for "plug")

to shake out

(coll.) to push aside

to fall down

to disperse; to fall scattered; to sprinkle

sundown; sunset

village

phase; time interval; paragraph; (written) passage

to sink; to fall

to decline; to wane

to degenerate; impoverished; to fall (into poverty); to be reduced (to begging)

to wander about destitute; to be stranded

(of water, prices etc) to rise and fall

to slide; to roll

to tumble

sparse; scattered

whereabouts; place to settle; reliable source (of funds etc); (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb; settlement; solution

big and stout; big-hearted; open and honest; continuous; repeated

community; (science) biocoenosis; ecological community

settlement; dwelling place; town; village

to drop off; to come off; to lose (hair etc); to omit (a character when writing)

bacterial colony; microbial colony

to fall; to drop; to decline; to deteriorate; to go downhill

nook; corner

(of status or wealth) to decline; (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated; run-down; (of plants) to wilt

to rise and fall; take-off and landing; ups and downs

to fall; to drop

to subside

to leave behind (inadvertently); to forget; to omit; to leave out

tribe

irregular; scattered; strewn at random; disorderly; untidy; uneven

to descend; to land

court; courtyard

to fall down; to decay; to fall from the sky; to die

to surrender (of a fortress); to fall (to the enemy); subsidence (of land)

withered and fallen; scattered; sporadic

to float down; to fall gently (snowflakes, leaves etc)

to peel off; mottled; to fail an exam; to be demoted

kōng luò luò

empty; desolate

guān luò yīn

a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey

qǐ luò chǎng

airfield; take-off and landing strip

undercarriage

blogger (Tw)

blog (loanword) (Tw)

jiàng luò sǎn

parachute

xiàn luò dài

area of subsidence

qī shàng bā luò

see 七上八下

xià luò bù míng

unaccounted; unknown whereabouts

bù luò sú tào

to conform to no conventional pattern; unconventional; offbeat

bù luò hén jì

to leave no trace; seamless; professional

bù luò kē jiù

not follow the beaten track; have an original style

diū hún luò pò

see 失魂落魄

ān jiā luò hù

to make one's home in a place; to settle

xī wàng luò kōng

hopes are dashed

gān jìng lì luò

clean and efficient; neat and tidy

chén yú luò yàn

(lit.) fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts

liú luò tā xiāng

to wander far from home

jīng jì luò hòu

economically backward

zì yóu luò tǐ

free-fall

zì yóu jiàng luò

free fall

qǐ luò zhuāng zhì

aircraft take-off and landing gear

jiàng luò dì diǎn

landing site

jiàng luò pǎo dào

runway (at airport)

太阳永不落

tài yáng yǒng bù luò

(on which) the sun never sets

庵摩落迦果

ān mó luò jiā guǒ

垂直起落飞机

chuí zhí qǐ luò fēi jī

vertical take-off and landing aircraft

放射性落下灰

fàng shè xìng luò xià huī

radioactive fallout

短距起落飞机

duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī

short take-off and landing aircraft

垂直和短距起落飞机

chuí zhí hé duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī

vertical or short take-off and landing aircraft

Idioms (30)

luò jǐng xià shí

to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down

luò rù fǎ wǎng

to fall into the net of justice (idiom); finally arrested

luò yè guī gēn

(lit.) a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); (fig.) all things go back to their source eventually; in old age, an expatriate returns home

luò luò guǎ jiāo

aloof and as a result friendless (idiom)

yī luò qiān zhàng

(lit.) to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom); (fig.) (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline; to take a dive

qī líng bā luò

(idiom) everything broken and in disorder

sàng hún luò pò

scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic

zhòng jiàn luò mǎ

(lit.) to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse; to suffer a serious setback (idiom)

guāng míng lěi luò

open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright

cēn cī cuò luò

uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly; in a tangled mess

yè luò guī gēn

a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home; In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.

gào yī duàn luò

to come to the end of a phase (idiom)

dà qǐ dà luò

(of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom); volatile; significant ups and downs; roller coaster

shī hún luò pò

dazed; beside oneself (idiom)

jiā dào zhōng luò

to come down in the world (idiom); to suffer a reversal of fortune

chén āi luò dìng

(lit.) the dust has settled (idiom); (fig.) to get sorted out; to be finalized

dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu

(lit.) to beat a drowning dog (idiom); (fig.) to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy; to hit sb when he's down

rì luò xī shān

the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end; (fig.) time of decline; the end of an era; Sic transit gloria mundi

rì luò fēng shēng

a gentle breeze comes with sunset (idiom)

cǐ qǐ bǐ luò

to rise and fall in succession (idiom); repeating continuously

shuǐ luò guī cáo

spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong

shuǐ luò shí chū

as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light

guā shú dì luò

when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time

lěi luò dà fāng

to be generous in the extreme (idiom)

zì gān duò luò

to abandon oneself (idiom); to let oneself go

bì kēng luò jǐng

to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom); out of the frying pan into the fire

cuò luò bù qí

disorderly and uneven (idiom); irregular and disorderly

cuò luò yǒu zhì

well-arranged; well-proportioned; in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect; proper distribution of trees in painting

秋风扫落叶

qiū fēng sǎo luò yè

(lit.) as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep

不见棺材不落泪

bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi

(lit.) not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom); (fig.) refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality

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