"落" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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落
Trad. 落
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 艸
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 12
Structure
Decomp. 艹氵夂口
艹 + 洛
Prononciation
Mandarin là; luò; lào
Entry Methods
Pinyin la4; luo4; lao4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 TEHR
廿水竹口
Sijiao 4416.4
Wubi AITK
CNS 11643 1-662F
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+843D
GB2312 C2E4
BIG5 B8A8
Results for 落
落 là to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind
落 luò to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement
落 lào colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds
Results beginning with 落
落实 luò shí practical / workable / to implement / to carry out / to decide
落后 luò hòu to fall behind / to lag (in technology etc) / backward / to retrogress
落下 luò xià to fall / to drop / to land (of projectile)
落地 luò dì to fall to the ground / to be set on the ground / to reach to the ground / to be born / (of a plane) to land
落叶 luò yè dead leaves / to lose leaves (of plants) / deciduous
落入 luò rù to fall into
落户 luò hù to settle / to set up home
落泪 luò lèi to shed tears / to weep
落寞 luò mò lonely / desolate
落幕 luò mù the curtain drops / the end of the show
落日 luò rì setting sun
落脚 luò jiǎo to stay for a time / to stop over / to lodge / to sink down (into soft ground) / leftovers
落伍 luò wǔ to fall behind the ranks / to be outdated
落成 luò chéng to complete a construction project
落空 lào kōng to fail to achieve something / to be fruitless
落空 luò kòng to omit / to neglect
落空 luò kōng to fail / to fall through / to come to nothing
落网 luò wǎng (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
落水 luò shuǐ to fall into water / to sink / overboard / fig. to degenerate / to sink (into depravity) / to go to the dogs
落得 luò de ending up as / leading to / resulting in / in total
落魄 luò pò down and out / in dire straits / unrestrained / unconventional / also pr. [luo4 tuo4]
落差 luò chā drop in elevation / (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc) / disparity
落败 luò bài to suffer a defeat / to fail / to fall behind
落选 luò xuǎn to fail to be chosen (or elected) / to lose an election
落马 luò mǎ (lit.) to fall from a horse / (fig.) to suffer a setback / to come a cropper / to be sacked (e.g. for corruption)
落座 luò zuò to sit down / to take a seat
落难 luò nàn to meet with misfortune / to fall into dire straits
落榜 luò bǎng to fail the imperial exams / to flunk
落单 luò dān to be on one's own / to be left alone / to be left out
落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription
落笔 luò bǐ to put pen to paper / to start to write or draw
落拓 luò tuò down and out / in dire straits / unrestrained / unconventional
落石 luò shí falling stone
落第 luò dì to fail an exam
落枕 lào zhěn to have a stiff neck after sleeping / (of the head) to touch the pillow
落潮 luò cháo (of a tide) to ebb or go out
落葵  Malabar spinach
落空 là kòng to omit / to neglect (to do sth) / to miss a chance / to let an opportunity slip by
落汗 lào hàn to stop sweating / (mahjong and card games) to mark the tiles or cards with one's sweat, fragrance etc
落价 lào jià (coll.) to fall or drop in price / to go down in price
落炕 lào kàng to be laid up in bed with illness
落色 lào shǎi to fade / to discolor / also pr. [luo4 se4]
落栈 lào zhàn see 落棧|落栈[luo4 zhan4]
落子 lào zi see 蓮花落|莲花落[lian2 hua1 lao4]
落泊 luò bó down and out / in dire straits / unrestrained / unconventional
落草 luò cǎo to take to the woods to become an outlaw / (dialect) to be born (Etymology: in former times, a bed of straw or grass was used as padding during childbirth)
落尘 luò chén dust fall / fallout (volcanic, nuclear etc) / particulate matter
落籍 luò jí to settle in (a place) / to take up permanent residence / (literary) to strike sb's name from a register
落藉 luò jiè to stay / to reside (old)
落雷 luò léi lightning bolt / lightning strike
落漠 luò mò variant of 落寞[luo4 mo4]
落莫 luò mò variant of 落寞[luo4 mo4]
落跑 luò pǎo to run away / to escape
落漆 luò qī see 掉漆[diao4 qi1]
落俗 luò sú to show poor taste
落土 luò tǔ (of seeds etc) to fall to the ground / (of the sun or moon) to set
落托 luò tuō down and out / in dire straits / unrestrained / unconventional
落雨 luò yǔ (dialect) to rain
落葬 luò zàng to bury the dead
落栈 luò zhàn to make a rest stop at a hotel / to put sth into storage
落子 luò zǐ to place a stone on the board (in Go)
落坐 luò zuò to sit down
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落地窗 luò dì chuāng floor-to-ceiling window / French window
落汤鸡 luò tāng jī a person who looks drenched and bedraggled / like a drowned rat / deep distress
落地灯 luò dì dēng floor lamp
落叶松 luò yè sōng larch tree (Pinus larix) / deciduous pine tree
落花生 luò huā shēng peanut (the plant)
落马洲 Luò mǎ zhōu Lok Ma Chau (place in Hong Kong)
落水洞  sink hole
落埋怨 lào mán yuàn to get blamed
落地鼓 luò dì gǔ floor tom (drum kit component)
落地签 luò dì qiān landing visa / visa on arrival
落地扇 luò dì shàn pedestal fan / stand fan
落基山 Luò jī Shān Rocky Mountains in West US and Canada
落水管 luò shuǐ guǎn drainpipe / water spout
落叶层 luò yè céng leaf litter
落叶剂 luò yè jì defoliant
落叶林 luò yè lín deciduous forest / hardwood forest
落荒而逃 luò huāng ér táo to flee in defeat / to bolt
落花流水 luò huā liú shuǐ to be in a sorry state / to be utterly defeated
落井下石 luò jǐng xià shí to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) / to hit a person when he's down
落落大方 luò luò dà fāng (of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained
落腮胡子 luò sāi hú zi variant of 絡腮鬍子|络腮胡子[luo4 sai1 hu2 zi5]
落地生根 luò dì shēng gēn air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum) / to put down roots
落落难合 luò luò nán hé a loner / someone who does not easily get along with others
落叶归根 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
落草为寇 luò cǎo - wéi kòu (idiom) to take to the woods to become an outlaw
落草为寇 luò cǎo wéi kòu to take to the woods to become an outlaw (idiom)
落落寡合 luò luò guǎ hé aloof / standoffish / unsociable
落落寡欢 luò luò guǎ huān melancholy / unhappy
落落寡交 luò luò guǎ jiāo aloof and as a result friendless (idiom)
落入法网 luò rù fǎ wǎng to fall into the net of justice (idiom) / finally arrested
落拓不羁 luò tuò - bù jī (idiom) unconventional / uninhibited / free-spirited
落叶乔木 luò yè qiáo mù deciduous tree
落叶植物 luò yè zhí wù deciduous plant / deciduous vegetation
落于下风 luò yú xià fēng to be at a disadvantage
落水狗上岸 luò shuǐ gǒu shàng àn like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over
落花有意，流水无情 luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom) / fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)
落实共同声明起步行动  Initial Actions for Implementation of the Joint Statement
落实共同声明第二阶段行动  Joint Statement of 3 October 2007 / Second-Phase Actions for the Implementation of the September 2005 Joint Statement
落实莫斯塔尔宣言行动计划  Action Plan for Implementation of the Mostar Declaration
落实发展权问题高级别工作队  high-level task force on the implementation of the right to development / High-Level Task Force on the Right to Development
Approximate Results for 落
部落 bù luò tribe
角落 jiǎo luò corner (of a room, courtyard etc) / (fig.) remote spot / nook
失落 shī luò to lose (sth) / to drop (sth) / to feel a sense of loss / frustrated / disappointment / loss
堕落 duò luò to degrade / to degenerate / to become depraved / corrupt / a fall from grace
回落 huí luò to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)
下落 xià luò whereabouts / to drop / to fall
掉落 diào luò to fall down
坠落 zhuì luò to fall / to drop
降落 jiàng luò to descend / to land
滑落 huá luò to slide / to roll
脱落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing)
散落 sàn luò to disperse / to fall scattered / to sprinkle
座落 zuò luò to be situated / located at (of building) / also written 坐落[zuo4 luo4]
日落 rì luò sundown / sunset
段落 duàn luò phase / time interval / paragraph / (written) passage
冷落 lěng luò desolate / unfrequented / to treat sb coldly / to snub / to cold shoulder
飘落 piāo luò to float down / to fall gently (snowflakes, leaves etc)
低落 dī luò downcast / gloomy / to decline / to get worse
村落 cūn luò village
跌落 diē luò to fall / to drop
没落 mò luò to decline / to wane
沦落 lún luò to degenerate / impoverished / to fall (into poverty) / to be reduced (to begging)
院落 yuàn luò courtyard
坐落 zuò luò to be situated / to be located (of a building)
击落 jī luò to shoot down (a plane)
流落 liú luò to wander about destitute / to be stranded
衰落 shuāi luò to fall / to drop / to decline / to deteriorate / to go downhill
利落 lì luo agile / nimble / all settled / in order
起落 qǐ luò to rise and fall / takeoff and landing / ups and downs
滚落 gǔn luò to tumble
数落 shǔ luo to enumerate sb's shortcomings / to criticize / to scold / to talk on and on
着落 zhuó luò whereabouts / place to settle / reliable source (of funds etc) / (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb / settlement / solution
群落 qún luò community / (science) biocoenosis / ecological community
俐落 lì luo variant of 利落[li4luo5]
剥落 bō luò to peel off
陷落 xiàn luò to surrender (of a fortress) / to fall (to the enemy) / subsidence (of land)
错落 cuò luò strewn at random / disorderly / untidy / irregular / uneven
遗落 yí luò to leave behind (inadvertently) / to forget / to omit / to leave out
陨落 yǔn luò to fall down / to decay / to fall from the sky / to die
奚落 xī luò to taunt / to ridicule / to jeer at / to treat coldly / to abandon
零落 líng luò withered and fallen / scattered / sporadic
发落 fā luò to deal with (an offender)
抖落 dǒu luò to shake out
凋落 diāo luò to wither (and drop off) / to wilt / to pass away
聚落 jù luò settlement / dwelling place / town / village
出落 chū luò to grow (prettier etc) / to mature into / to blossom
磊落 lěi luò big and stout / big-hearted / open and honest / continuous / repeated
菌落 jūn luò bacterial colony / microbial colony
败落 bài luò (of status or wealth) to decline / (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated / run-down / (of plants) to wilt
沉落 chén luò to sink / to fall
寥落 liáo luò sparse / few and far between
涨落 zhǎng luò (of water, prices etc) to rise and fall
殒落 yǔn luò variant of 隕落|陨落[yun3luo4]
疏落 shū luò sparse / scattered
崩落 bēng luò talus slide / to crumble (of scree slope) / to collapse / landslide
驳落 bó luò to peel off / mottled / to fail an exam / to be demoted
雕落 diāo luò variant of 凋落[diao1 luo4]
刮落 guā luò offscraping
溅落 jiàn luò (of a spacecraft) to splash down / (of a liquid) to splash onto a surface
挤落 jǐ luò (coll.) to push aside
扑落 pū luò to fall / to drop / socket (loanword for "plug")
散落 sǎn luò to lie scattered (over an area) / Taiwan pr. [san4 luo4]
退落 tuì luò to subside
屯落 tún luò village
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降落伞 jiàng luò sǎn parachute
起落架 qǐ luò jià undercarriage
空落落 kōng luò luò empty / desolate
部落格 bù luò gé blog (loanword) (Tw)
部落客 bù luò kè blogger (Tw)
观落阴 guān luò yīn a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey
黑落德 Hēi luò dé Herod (biblical King)
莲花落 lián huā lào genre of folk song with accompaniment of bamboo clappers
起落场 qǐ luò chǎng airfield / takeoff and landing strip
陷落带 xiàn luò dài area of subsidence
告一段落 gào yī duàn luò to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) / the truth comes to light
失魂落魄 shī hún luò pò (idiom) dazed / beside oneself
大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom) / volatile / significant ups and downs / roller coaster
干净利落 gān jìng lì luo squeaky clean / neat and tidy / efficient
错落有致 cuò luò yǒu zhì in picturesque disorder (idiom) / irregular arrangement with charming effect
光明磊落 guāng míng lěi luò open and candid (idiom) / straightforward and upright
一落千丈 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
七零八落 qī líng bā luò (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
沉鱼落雁 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
安家落户 ān jiā luò hù to make one's home in a place / to settle
丢三落四 diū sān là sì forgetful / empty-headed
打落水狗 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
瓜熟蒂落 guā shú dì luò when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom) / problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
叶落归根 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.
植物群落  plant community / phytocoenosis
避坑落井 bì kēng luò jǐng to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom) / out of the frying pan into the fire
参差错落 cēn cī cuò luò uneven and jumbled (idiom) / irregular and disorderly / in a tangled mess
此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò to rise and fall in succession (idiom) / repeating continuously
错落不齐 cuò luò bù qí disorderly and uneven (idiom) / irregular and disorderly
干脆利落 gān cuì lì luo (of speech or actions) direct and efficient / without fooling around
家道中落 jiā dào zhōng luò to come down in the world (idiom) / to suffer a reversal of fortune
流落他乡 liú luò tā xiāng to wander far from home
名落孙山 míng luò sūn shān lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom) / fig. to fail an exam / to fall behind (in a competition)
七上八落 qī shàng bā luò see 七上八下[qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4]
日落西山 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
水落归槽 shuǐ luò guī cáo spilt water returns to the trough (idiom) / fig. people remember where they belong
日落条款  sunset clause
部落军队  tribal levies
部落居民  tribal peoples
部落分支  tribal sub-fraction
部落首领  traditional leader
山地部落  hill tribe
下落地壳  downthrown crust
灼热崩落  nuée ardente / Peléan cloud / glowing ash cloud / glowing cloud
动物群落  zoocenosis
群落免疫  herd immunity
部落民兵  khassadar / kassidar
日落规则  sunset rule
不落痕迹 bù luò hén jì to leave no trace / seamless / professional
不落窠臼 bù luò kē jiù not follow the beaten track / have an original style
不落俗套 bù luò sú tào to conform to no conventional pattern / unconventional / offbeat
部落问题 bù luò wèn tí burakumin
尘埃落定 chén āi luò dìng lit. the dust has settled (idiom) / fig. to get sorted out / to be finalized
沈鱼落雁 chén yú luò yàn variant of 沉魚落雁|沉鱼落雁[chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4]
丢魂落魄 diū hún luò pò see 失魂落魄[shi1 hun2 luo4 po4]
弗落伊德 Fú luò yī dé Freud (name)
干净俐落 gān jìng lì luò clean and efficient / neat and tidy
花落谁家 huā luò shéi jiā who will be the winner?
降落地点 jiàng luò dì diǎn landing site
降落跑道 jiàng luò pǎo dào runway (at airport)
经济落后 jīng jì luò hòu economically backward
磊落大方 lěi luò dà fāng to be generous in the extreme (idiom)
起落装置 qǐ luò zhuāng zhì aircraft takeoff and landing gear
群落生境 qún là shēng jìng biotope
日落风生 rì luò fēng shēng a gentle breeze comes with sunset (idiom)
丧魂落魄 sàng hún luò pò scared out of one's wits (idiom) / in a panic
圣经段落 shèng jīng duàn luò Bible passage
生物群落 shēng wù qún là biome
水落石出 shuǐ luò - shí chū lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) / fig. the truth comes to light
下落不明 xià luò bù míng unaccounted / unknown whereabouts
希望落空 xī wàng luò kōng hopes are dashed
靴子落地 xuē zi luò dì lit. the boot hits the floor (idiom) / fig. a much-anticipated, impactful development has finally occurred (an allusion to a joke from the 1950s in which a young man would take off a boot and throw it onto the floor, waking the old man sleeping downstairs who could then not get back to sleep until he had heard the second boot hit the floor)
一字不落 yī zì bù là see 一字不漏[yi1 zi4 bu4 lou4]
中箭落马 zhòng jiàn luò mǎ lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse / to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
逐渐衰落 zhú jiàn shuāi luò to decline gradually
自甘堕落 zì gān duò luò to abandon oneself (idiom) / to let oneself go
自由降落 zì yóu jiàng luò free fall
自由落体 zì yóu luò tǐ free-fall
坐降落伞 zuò jiàng luò sǎn to do a parachute jump
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
群落交错区  ecotone
温带落叶林  temperate deciduous forest
群落生态学  synecology
热带落叶林  monsoon forest / tropical deciduous forest
枯枝落叶层  forest litter / duff layer
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