落单

落單

luòdān

verb

Meanings

1 to be left alone
2 to be on one's own
3 to be left out

Characters

to fall; to lag behind

Examples

HSK 4

爬山时千万不要落单。

Páshān shí qiānwàn búyào luòdān.

Don't get separated from the group when hiking.

HSK 4

聚会上她落单了，没人和她说话。

Jùhuì shàng tā luòdān le, méi rénhé tā shuōhuà.

At the party she was left alone - nobody talked to her.

Tips

memory

落 (to fall behind) + 单 (single) gives the image of falling into singleness, i.e. getting separated from the pack. Useful for hiking warnings and any social 'left out' scenario.

Stroke Order

落 luò

单 dān