Definition
跌落 is a formal, written verb meaning "to fall (from a height)" or "to drop (in value/status)". It is more literary than 掉 or 落下, and is often used in news, reports, or literary contexts for physical falls (e.g. 跌落悬崖) or abstract declines (e.g. 地位跌落, 价格跌落). The verb is typically intransitive but can take a location as a direct object (跌落悬崖); more commonly it is used with 从 or 从...中.
v.
(of a person or object) to fall (from a height)(of status, price, reputation, etc.) to dropto decline
Examples
- 跌落，。Tā cóng lóutī shàng diē luò, shuāi duàn le tuǐ.He fell from the stairs and broke his leg.
- 跌落。Zhè jiā gōngsī de gǔjià yǐjīng diē luò le bǎifēn zhī sānshí.This company's stock price has dropped by thirty percent.
- 跌落，。Tā yīn chǒuwén cóng gāo wèi diē luò, míngyù sǎo dì.He fell from a high position due to scandal and lost his reputation completely.
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