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下落
xiàluò
Description
“下落”常常用来说价格、数量或者温度变低、往下走。
"下落" is often used to describe prices, quantities, or temperatures going down or decreasing.
它也可以指一个人或东西现在在哪里，比如“下落不明”就是不知道在哪儿。
It can also refer to where a person or thing is currently located, for example, "下落不明" means the whereabouts are unknown.
Meanings
下落xiàluò
to fall; to drop; to decline
今天的股票价格又下落了。
Today's stock prices fell again.
下落xiàluò
whereabouts; location of someone or something
这个人的下落到现在还不清楚。
The whereabouts of this person are still unknown.
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Notes
- Etymology
下 (down) + 落 (to fall) — literally 'fall downward'.
- Nuance
as a noun it means 'whereabouts', common in 下落不明 (whereabouts unknown).
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