落得

luòdé

verb

Meanings

1 to end up (usually badly)
2 to wind up as
3 to result in

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Examples

他不听劝告，最后落得破产的下场。

Tā bù tīng quàngào, zuìhòu luòdé pòchǎn de xiàchǎng.

He didn't listen to advice and ended up bankrupt.

贪心的人往往落得两手空空。

Tānxīn de rén wǎngwǎng luòdé liǎng shǒu kōngkōng.

Greedy people often end up empty-handed.

做好事却落得一身麻烦。

Zuò hǎoshì què luòdé yī shēn máfan.

He did a good deed and ended up with nothing but trouble.

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usage

Almost always followed by a negative outcome — 落得破产, 落得两手空空, 落得一场空. Rarely used for positive results.

Stroke Order

落 luò

得 dé