Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

throw on ground; to fall

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “shuai” becomes a different word in each tone. 摔 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

  • 摔倒shuāi dǎoto fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground
  • 摔跤shuāi jiāoto trip and fall; to wrestle; wrestling (sports)
  • 摔门shuāi ménto slam the door
  • 摔打shuāi dato knock; to grasp sth in the hand and beat it; to toughen oneself up
  • 摔死shuāi sǐto fall to one's death; to kill by throwing to the ground

Example Sentence

他不小心摔了一跤,膝盖擦破了皮。Tā bù xiǎo xīn shuāi le yì jiāo, xī gài cā pò le pí.He accidentally took a fall and scraped his knee.

henot小心xiǎo xīnto be carefulshuāito throw downle(completed action)onejiāoa tumble膝盖xī gàikneeto rubbrokenle(completed action)skin