落下

luòxià

verb HSK 7 #19,716

Meanings

1 to fall
2 to drop
3 to land

Characters

to fall; to drop

Examples

树叶慢慢地落下来。

Shùyè mànmàn de luò xiàlái.

The leaves slowly fell down.

眼泪从她脸上落下。

Yǎnlèi cóng tā liǎn shàng luòxià.

Tears fell from her face.

Tips

mistakes

落 has multiple pronunciations: luò (to fall, most common), là (to leave behind, as in 落下功课 là xià gōngkè = to fall behind in schoolwork), and lào (in some set phrases like 落枕 làozhěn = stiff neck).

Stroke Order

落 luò

下 xià