Chinese word dictionary

飘落

piāo luò · to float down; to fall gently (snowflakes, leaves etc)

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Word information

Simplified飘落

Traditional飄落

Pinyinpiāo luò

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

飘piāo

to drift, to float, to flutter

落luò

to fall, to drop; surplus, net income

How to learn 飘落

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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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

角落jiǎoluò

corner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook

落地luòdì

to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land

落后luòhòu

to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress

飘piāo

to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous; weak; shaky; wobbly; variant of 飄|飘[piao1]