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- to fall or drop
- (of the sun) to set
- (of a tide) to go out
- to lower
- to decline or sink
- to lag or fall behind
- to fall onto
- to rest with
- to get or receive
- to write down
- whereabouts
- settlement
Trad. 著落
- whereabouts
- place to settle
- reliable source (of funds etc)
- (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb
- settlement
- solution
- to slip and fall; to slide down; to roll down
- (fig.) (of sales, popularity etc) to decline; to fall
- to fall to the ground
- to be set on the ground
- to reach to the ground
- to be born
- (of a plane) to land
Trad. 墮落
- to degrade
- to degenerate
- to become depraved
- corrupt
- a fall from grace
Trad. 敗落
- (of status or wealth) to decline
- (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated
- run-down
- (of plants) to wilt
- inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc
- to write such an inscription
- to fall into water
- to sink
- overboard
- fig. to degenerate
- to sink (into depravity)
- to go to the dogs
- to stop sweating
- (mahjong and card games) to mark the tiles or cards with one's sweat, fragrance etc
- to omit; to neglect (to do sth)
- to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by
Trad. 數落
- to enumerate sb's shortcomings
- to criticize
- to scold
- to talk on and on
- to settle in (a place); to take up permanent residence
- (literary) to strike sb's name from a register
Trad. 落網
- (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net
- (of a tennis ball) to hit the net
- (of a criminal) to be captured
Trad. 落腳
- to stay for a time
- to stop over
- to lodge
- to sink down (into soft ground)
- leftovers
- to take to the woods to become an outlaw
- (dialect) to be born (Etymology: in former times, a bed of straw or grass was used as padding during childbirth)
- to lose (sth)
- to drop (sth)
- to feel a sense of loss
- frustrated
- disappointment
- loss
Trad. 灑落
- to fall downward in a scattered, lightly sprinkled manner (as light, petals, leaves etc)
- (literary) carefree and unrestrained; natural and elegant
Trad. 落馬
- (lit.) to fall from a horse
- (fig.) to suffer a setback
- to come a cropper
- to be sacked (e.g. for corruption)
- down and out
- in dire straits
- unrestrained
- unconventional
- also pr. [luo4 tuo4]
Trad. 淪落
- to degenerate
- impoverished
- to fall (into poverty)
- to be reduced (to begging)
Trad. 濺落
- (of a spacecraft) to splash down
- (of a liquid) to splash onto a surface
Trad. 脫落
- to drop off; to fall off; (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out
- to omit (a character when writing)
- to fall back
- to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)
Trad. 落湯雞
- a person who looks drenched and bedraggled
- like a drowned rat
- deep distress
Trad. 蓮花落
- genre of folk song with accompaniment of bamboo clappers
Trad. 觀落陰
- a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey
- lit. the boot hits the floor (idiom)
- fig. a much-anticipated, impactful development has finally occurred (an allusion to a joke from the 1950s in which a young man would take off a boot and throw it onto the floor, waking the old man sleeping downstairs who could then not get back to sleep until he had heard the second boot hit the floor)
Trad. 中箭落馬
- lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
- to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
Trad. 參差錯落
- uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
- in a tangled mess
- (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
- volatile
- significant ups and downs
- roller coaster
Trad. 起落裝置
- aircraft takeoff and landing gear
Trad. 沈魚落雁
- variant of 沉魚落雁|沉鱼落雁[chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4]
- open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
- to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)
- to hit a person when he's down
Trad. 落入法網
- to fall into the net of justice (idiom); finally arrested
- air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)
- to put down roots
Trad. 乾淨利落
- squeaky clean
- neat and tidy
- efficient
- lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
- fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
- to take a dive
Trad. 落拓不羈
- (idiom) unconventional; uninhibited; free-spirited
Trad. 錯落不齊
- disorderly and uneven (idiom); irregular and disorderly
Trad. 錯落有致
- in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect
- when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
- to come down in the world (idiom)
- to suffer a reversal of fortune
Trad. 乾脆利落
- (of speech or actions) direct and efficient
- without fooling around
Trad. 沉魚落雁
- lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
Trad. 自甘墮落
- to abandon oneself (idiom)
- to let oneself go
Trad. 落腮鬍子
- variant of 絡腮鬍子|络腮胡子[luo4 sai1 hu2 zi5]
- to be in a sorry state
- to be utterly defeated
Trad. 塵埃落定
- "Red Poppies", novel by 阿來|阿来[A1 lai2]
Trad. 塵埃落定
- lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
- fig. to get sorted out
- to be finalized
Trad. 落草為寇
- (idiom) to take to the woods to become an outlaw
- (of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained
Trad. 落落難合
- a loner
- someone who does not easily get along with others
- lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
- fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
- to hit sb when he's down
Trad. 落葉植物
- deciduous plant
- deciduous vegetation
Trad. 落葉歸根
- Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚|张扬[Zhang1 Yang2], starring 趙本山|赵本山[Zhao4 Ben3 shan1]