散落

sànluò

verb HSK 7-9 #19,013

Meanings

1 to be scattered about
2 to lie scattered
3 to fall and disperse

Characters

to scatter; to disperse

to fall; to drop

Examples

HSK 7-9

树叶散落在地上。

Shùyè sànluò zài dìshang.

Leaves lie scattered on the ground.

HSK 7-9

村庄散落在山谷之间。

Cūnzhuāng sànluò zài shāngǔ zhījiān.

Villages are scattered among the valleys.

Tips

usage

散落 has two readings: sǎnluò (to lie scattered across an area) and sànluò (to fall and scatter). The 散 (sǎn) reading emphasizes the static state of being spread out; 散 (sàn) emphasizes the action of dispersing.

Stroke Order

散 sàn

落 luò