坠
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zhuì · to drop, to fall down, to sink

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #8652
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7Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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土Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 坠

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zhuìWords pronounced zhuì
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Example sentences

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Dāng xīn zhuì luò.当心坠落。

Watch out for the drop.

Source: Tatoeba #6089694 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ràng wǒ men zhuì rù ài hé.让我们坠入爱河。

Let's fall in love.

Source: Tatoeba #3783459 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gēn jù diàn shì xīn wén, yí jià fēi jī zài yìn dù zhuì huǐ le.根据电视新闻,一架飞机在印度坠毁了。

According to TV news, there was a plane crash in India.

Source: Tatoeba #472992 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā céng jīng zhuì rù guò ài hé ma ?她曾经坠入过爱河吗 ?

Has she ever fallen in love?

Source: Tatoeba #1450473 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú huì chéng fēi jī yīn wéihài pà zhuì jī.她不会乘飞机因为害怕坠机。

She won't take an airplane for fear of a crash.

Source: Tatoeba #332944 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 坠 in context

  1. Say zhuì, then recall the core meaning: to drop, to fall down, to sink.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 摇摇欲坠 (yáo yáo yù zhuì), meaning “tottering”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 坠 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.