Definition
落地 means 'to land' for aircraft — the everyday term, while 降落 is more formal and broader (descending snow, temperature). For a baby, 落地 is a vivid, colloquial way to say 'to be born', as opposed to the neutral 出生 or the formal/literary 诞生.
verb
to land (of an aircraft)to fall to the groundto be set down on the groundto be born (of a baby)
Examples
- 落地。Fēijī zài pǎodào shàng ānquán luò dì le.The plane landed safely on the runway.
- 落地。Nà ge yīng'ér luò dì hòu kū le qǐlái.After that baby was born, he started crying.
- 落地，。Yèzi cóng shù shàng luò dì, pū mǎn le yí dì.Leaves fell from the tree and covered the ground all over.
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