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掉
diào
Description
“掉”是一个很常用的动词，常常表示东西从高的地方落下来，比如钱包掉在地上。
"掉" is a very common verb, often meaning something falls from a high place, like a wallet dropping on the ground.
它也可以放在别的动词后面，表示“不见了”或者“去掉”，像“忘掉”“扔掉”。
It can also be placed after other verbs to mean "disappear" or "remove," as in "忘掉" or "扔掉."
Meanings
掉diào
to fall; to drop down
我的手机掉在地上了。
My phone fell on the ground.
掉diào
to lose; to drop (something)
我掉了一支笔。
I dropped a pen.
掉diào
used after a verb to mean off/away/completely
请把灯关掉。
Please turn off the light.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
as a resultative complement (关掉, 吃掉) 掉 stresses the action being finished or removed.
- Nuance
掉 for losing things is more spoken than 丢失.
In videos
“贪吃鬼为了买一个麦当劳差一点miss掉我的飞机”
“当初何必要放弃掉那么好的一份工作”
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