摔倒

shuāidǎo

verb HSK 5 #4,948

Meanings

1 to fall down; to tumble
2 to slip and fall

Characters

to fall; to throw

to fall over; to topple

To fall and topple — both characters reinforce the idea of falling down.

Examples

老人摔倒了，快去扶他。

Lǎorén shuāidǎo le, kuài qù fú tā.

The elderly person fell down, go help them up quickly.

路太滑，她摔倒了。

Lù tài huá, tā shuāidǎo le.

The road was too slippery, and she fell down.

小孩子摔倒是很正常的。

Xiǎo háizi shuāidǎo shì hěn zhèngcháng de.

It's very normal for small children to fall down.

Tips

culture

In China, there has been debate about whether to help strangers who fall (扶不扶), after some cases where helpers were falsely accused of causing the fall. This became a major social topic.

Stroke Order

摔 shuāi

倒 dào