diào

Translation

  • 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)

Synonyms

Examples

  • 这台电话坏了。
    This telephone is out of order.
  • 他开始头发了。
    He is beginning to lose his hair.
  • 收音机关了。
    The radio is powered off.
  • 请你把收音机关
    Turn off the radio, please.
  • 汤姆,把烦恼忘吧。
    Hey, Tom, forget about your worries.
  • 她请求他们脱鞋子。
    She asked them to take their shoes off.
  • 您的牙要拔
    Your tooth must be extracted.
  • 树叶在十月开始落下来。
    Leaves begin to fall in October.
  • 有些苹果从树上了下来。
    Some apples fell down from the tree.
  • 你把你的铅笔弄了。
    You dropped your pencil.
Chinese Tones