Meaning
to drop; to fall; to tumble
Chinese: 跌倒、下降。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “die” becomes a different word in each tone. 跌 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 下跌xià diēto fall; to tumble
- 大跌dà diēlarge fall
- 看跌kàn diē(finance) bearish
- 跌进diē jìnto fall into; to dip below a certain level
- 回跌huí diēto fall back (of water level or share prices)
Example Sentence
他不小心跌倒在地上。Tā bù xiǎo xīn diē dǎo zài dì shàng.He accidentally fell to the ground.
他Tāhe不bùnot小心xiǎo xīnto be careful跌倒diē dǎoto tumble在zàiat地上dì shàngon the ground。