落地

luòdì

verb HSK 7 #9,881

Meanings

1 to land; to touch down
2 to be implemented; to come into effect
3 floor-length (of windows, curtains, etc.)

Characters

to fall; to drop

Falling to the ground — literally landing, figuratively becoming reality.

Examples

飞机安全落地了。

Fēijī ānquán luòdì le.

The plane landed safely.

这个计划终于落地了。

Zhè ge jìhuà zhōngyú luòdì le.

This plan has finally been implemented.

客厅装了落地窗。

Kètīng zhuāng le luòdìchuāng.

The living room has floor-to-ceiling windows installed.

Tips

usage

落地 is widely used in business and tech contexts to mean 'to implement' or 'to put into practice': 项目落地 (project implementation), 政策落地 (policy rollout).

usage

落地窗 (floor-to-ceiling window) and 落地灯 (floor lamp) are common compound words where 落地 means 'reaching the floor.'

Stroke Order

落 luò

地 dì