How to say “fall” in Chinese
fall (of prices); trip
“Fall” in Chinese is 跌, diē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
跌 is read diē. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, ⻊ “foot”; on the right, 失 “lose”: losing your footing.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “跌”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 跌. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这只股票又跌了。zhèzhīgǔpiàoyòudiēleThis stock fell again.
- 这只股票跌了两成2zhèzhīgǔpiàodiēleliǎngchéngThis stock fell by twenty percent.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Stocks and the market”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fall” in Chinese?
“Fall” in Chinese is 跌, pinyin diē.
What does 跌 mean?
跌 (diē) means “fall (of prices); trip”.
How do you write 跌?
跌 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 跌?
跌 is read diē. Tones: diē — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fall” in the lesson “Stocks and the market”
This word is from the topic “Economy and finance” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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