lose; [as a complement after some verbs to indicate result of action] (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
掉 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
钓 diào - fish with a hook and line; angle (v.) | HSK 5
吊 diào - hang; suspend; lift up or let down with a rope (v.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
叼 diāo - hold in the mouth (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
手机掉到地上了。 shǒujī diào dào dìshàng le. - The phone fell to the ground.
他掉下了眼镜。 tā diào xià le yǎnjìng. - He dropped his glasses.
这个苹果掉了。 zhège píngguǒ diào le. - This apple fell.
他掉了一支笔。 tā diào le yī zhī bǐ. - He dropped a pen.
我把手机掉在了地上。 wǒ bǎ shǒujī diào zài le dìshàng. - I dropped my phone on the ground.