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落
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Definitions
- 1. to leave out
- 2. to be missing
- 3. to leave behind or forget to bring
- 4. to lag or fall behind
Example Sentences
1 shown太陽西 落 。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 落
to rise and fall
the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc
vertical takeoff and landing aircraft
to fall back
(of speech or actions) direct and efficient
(of a tide) to ebb or go out
(coll.) to fall or drop in price
runway (at airport)
airfield
to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
to fall into water
to fail the imperial exams
to lie scattered (over an area)
to abandon oneself (idiom)
as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
see 掉漆[diào qī]
to fall into the net of justice (idiom); finally arrested
aloof
to fall
to meet with misfortune
desolate
vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)
(of seeds etc) to fall to the ground
to descend
to enumerate sb's shortcomings
lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
setting sun
to sit down
to peel off
to take to the woods to become an outlaw (idiom)
phase
tribe
to be laid up in bed with illness
to run away
(of water, prices etc) to rise and fall
to fail to be chosen (or elected)
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[sūn shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
whereabouts
to leave behind (inadvertently)
The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey
defoliant
to have a stiff neck after sleeping
to sit down
Herod (biblical King)
in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect
modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)
to wander far from home
a gentle breeze comes with sunset (idiom)
to suffer a defeat
to grow (prettier etc)
ending up as
scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic
(of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained
to sink
landing visa; visa on arrival
disorderly and uneven (idiom); irregular and disorderly
to decline
to bury the dead
see 隕落|陨落[yǔn luò]
to lose (sth)
a person who looks drenched and bedraggled
(idiom) everything broken and in disorder
free-fall
see 失魂落魄[shī hún luò pò]
French window
to fall
drop in elevation
to be situated
village
to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
to leave no trace
genre of folk song with accompaniment of bamboo clappers
see 樹高千丈，葉落歸根|树高千丈，叶落归根[shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn]
down and out
Rocky Mountains in West US and Canada
to fall down
to fail an exam
to shed tears
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
\Red Poppies\, novel by 阿來|阿来[ā lái]
to taunt
uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
forgetful
the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
to be in a sorry state
floor tom (drum kit component)
drainpipe
to peel off
(on which) the sun never sets
see 落棧|落栈[luò zhàn]
to degenerate
peanut
the curtain drops
to fall behind the ranks
(of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net
down and out
deciduous plant
melancholy
down and out
to fall into
see 一字不漏[yī zì bù lòu]
to put pen to paper; to start to write or draw
air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)
(of status or wealth) to decline
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)
lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
see 七上八下[qī shàng bā xià]
squeaky clean
to complete a construction project
dust fall
to wander about destitute
to fall down
to fall to the ground
free fall
to conform to no conventional pattern
to degrade
sparse
downcast; gloomy
dead leaves
(of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
larch tree (Pinus larix)
a loner
a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
community
nook; corner
Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚|张扬[zhāng yáng], starring 趙本山|赵本山[zhào běn shān]
to wither (and drop off)
like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over
to make a rest stop at a hotel
see 蓮花落|莲花落[lián huā lào]
clean and efficient
to surrender (of a fortress)
undercarriage
settlement
deciduous tree
to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing
aircraft takeoff and landing gear
to stop sweating
big and stout
Lok Ma Chau (place in Hong Kong)
to stay for a time
to deal with (an offender)
when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
bacterial colony
to fall behind
strewn at random
village
whereabouts
area of subsidence
sparse
talus slide
lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
(lit.) to fall from a horse
aloof and as a result friendless (idiom)
to fall
Telok Blangah, a place in Singapore
to omit; to neglect (to do sth)
sundown
to flee in defeat
to be at a disadvantage
to shoot down (a plane)
lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
Bible passage
down and out
courtyard
lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
unaccounted
leaf litter
to be on one's own
to slide
to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
to be situated
(coll.) to push aside
lonely
to be generous in the extreme (idiom)
short takeoff and landing aircraft
to drop off
to do a parachute jump
hopes are dashed
spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong
to shake out
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
to come down in the world (idiom)
empty
see 餘甘子|余甘子[yú gān zǐ]
(idiom) dazed; beside oneself
to disperse
to float down
to fail to achieve something; to be fruitless
practical
withered and fallen
to settle
to tumble
not follow the beaten track
to fall
to show poor taste
landing site
radioactive fallout
to fall
parachute
to stay
falling stone
floor lamp
agile
to subside
to get blamed
economically backward
to make one's home in a place
to fade
a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)