呱呱坠地
gū gū zhuì dì · (idiom) (of a baby) to enter the world with a loud cry; to be born
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 呱呱坠地
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地铁dìtiěunderground railway; subway; subway train
草地cǎodìlawn; meadow; sod; turf; CL:片[pian4]
地点dìdiǎnplace; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4]
地方dìfangplace; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4]
地图dìtúmap; CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]