摔跌

shuāidiē

verb

Meanings

1 to take a fall
2 to tumble
3 to fall down

Characters

to fall; to throw down

to fall; to stumble

Examples

老人在冰上摔跌了一下。

Lǎorén zài bīng shàng shuāidiē le yí xià.

The old man took a tumble on the ice.

孩子学走路时难免会摔跌。

Háizi xué zǒulù shí nánmiǎn huì shuāidiē.

Children inevitably take falls when learning to walk.

Tips

usage

Both 摔 and 跌 mean 'to fall' on their own — 摔跌 is a slightly literary doubling. In speech you'll more often hear plain 摔倒 (shuāidǎo) or 跌倒 (diēdǎo).

Stroke Order

摔 shuāi

跌 diē