落
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là / lào / luò · to fall, to drop

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #1435
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Readings & meanings

落 has 3 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

là

to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring

丢三落四diū sān là sì · forgetful
lào

colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds

luò

to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out

降落jiàng luò · to descend
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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 落

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làto leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring
luòto fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out
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Example sentences

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Míng tiān tā huì zài yuè qiú jiàng luò.明天他会在月球降落。

Tomorrow, he will land on the moon.

Source: Tatoeba #8592711 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuò zài jiǎo luò de nà gè nán rén shì shuí?坐在角落的那個男人是誰?

Who is the man sitting in the corner?

Source: Tatoeba #415702 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xiǎo xīn dǎ luò le yí gè huā píng.我不小心打落了一个花瓶。

I carelessly dropped a vase.

Source: Tatoeba #646572 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ luò xià le.我落下了。

I fell.

Source: Tatoeba #8918152 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ yǎn jìng luò zài wǒ men zhè lǐ le.他把眼镜落在我们这里了。

He left his glasses at our place.

Source: Tatoeba #5670764 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bǎ wǒ de wǎng qiú pāi luò zài huǒ chē shàng le.我把我的网球拍落在火车上了。

I left my tennis racket on the train.

Source: Tatoeba #1529516 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 落 in context

  1. Say là / lào / luò, then recall the core meaning: to fall, to drop.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 降落 (jiàng luò), meaning “to descend”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 落 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.