Chinese word dictionary

瓜熟蒂落

guā shú dì luò · when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time

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Word information

Simplified瓜熟蒂落

Traditional瓜熟蒂落

Pinyinguā shú dì luò

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

瓜guā

melon, gourd, squash, cucumber

熟shú

well-cooked; ripe, mature; familiar with

蒂dì

root cause; the stem of a fruit; the peduncle of a flower

落luò

to fall, to drop; surplus, net income

How to learn 瓜熟蒂落

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西瓜xīguā

watermelon; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge5]

降落jiàngluò

to descend; to land

落luò

to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement

熟shú/shóu

ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shou2]

熟悉shúxi

to be familiar with; to know well

成熟chéngshú

mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2shou2]