跌 (diē): to fall
跌 (diē) is a Chinese character meaning “to fall.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 足 (structural) and 失 (structural). It ranks #1579 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 跌 to lose 失 one's footing 足. Its radical form 足 (foot) appears in many related characters such as 跑 (pǎo, to run), 跟 (gēn, follow, heel), 路 (lù, road).
Definitions
- to fall
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo lose 失 one's footing 足
Decomposition: ⿰足失 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跌倒 | diē dǎo | to tumble |
| 跌落 | diē luò | to fall |
| 下跌 | xià diē | to fall |
| 跌跌撞撞 | diē die zhuàng zhuàng | to stagger along |
| 跌进 | diē jìn | to fall into |
| 暴跌 | bào diē | (economics) to slump |
| 狂跌 | kuáng diē | crazy fall (in prices) |
| 大跌 | dà diē | large fall |
| 跌价 | diē jià | to fall in price |
| 跌破 | diē pò | (of a market index etc) to fall below (a given level) |
| 猛跌 | měng diē | drop sharply (e.g. stock prices) |
| 跌跤 | diē jiāo | to fall down |
| 涨跌 | zhǎng diē | rise or fall in price |
| 大跌市 | dà diē shì | (HK) stock market crash |
| 大跌眼镜 | dà diē yǎn jìng | (fig.) to be astounded |
跌 appears in 45 compound words: 67 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 7 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 跌 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
to have one's jaws drop (often in a bad way); to be greatly surprised or astonished; to be dumbfounded
fractures or other injuries from falls, blows, contusions, sprains and so on; all musculoskeletal injuries
doddering; tottering; faltering; rash; reckless; staggering along in life
lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth
to have one's jaws drop (often in a bad way); to be greatly surprised or astonished; to be dumbfounded
fractures or other injuries from falls, blows, contusions, sprains and so on; all musculoskeletal injuries
doddering; tottering; faltering; rash; reckless; staggering along in life
Example Sentences
他在楼梯上跌倒了，扭伤了脚踝。
Tā zài lóutī shang diēdǎo le, niǔshāng le jiǎohuái.
He fell on the stairs and sprained his ankle.
惠理:金价跌返4900水平可吸
huì lǐ : jīn jià diē fǎn 4 9 0 0 shuǐ píng kě xī
Value Partners: The price of gold can be absorbed when it falls back to the 4900 level
盘中速报 - Ethena大跌8.31%,报0.1美元
pán zhōng sù bào E t h e n a dà diē 8 . 3 1 , bào 0 . 1 měi yuán
Intraday Express - Ethena fell 8.31% to $0.1
...enerali第四季度业绩创纪录但股价下跌
. . . e n e r a l i dì sì jì dù yè jì chuàng jì lù dàn gǔ jià xià diē
... Enerali posted record fourth-quarter results but shares fell
洲际交易所伦敦可可期货下跌近6%,至每吨2328英..
zhōu jì jiāo yì suǒ lún dūn kě kě qī huò xià diē jìn , zhì měi dūn yīng . .
Cocoa futures on the Intercontinental Exchange in London fell nearly 6 percent to 2,328 British pounds a ton....
拜耳股价在法兰克福下跌5.8%
bài ěr gǔ jiè zài fǎ lán kè fú xià diē .
Bayer shares fall 5.8% in Frankfurt
股票价格跌至历史新低。
Gǔpiào jiàgé diēzhì lìshǐ xīn dī.
Stock prices plunged to a record low.
在第三季时销售跌了下来。
Zài dì sān jì shí xiāoshòu diē le xiàlai.
Sales fell off in the third quarter.
当更多的纸币投入使用，价格就下跌了。
Dāng gèng duō de zhǐbì tóurù shǐyòng, jiàgé jiù xiàdiē le.
As more paper money came into use, the value fell.
新生的长颈鹿摇晃着腿跌跌撞撞地走。
Xīnshēng de chángjǐnglù yáohuàng zhe tuǐ diēdiezhuàngzhuàng de zǒu.
The newborn giraffe stumbled around on rickety legs.
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