verb HSK 4
to fall · to tumble · to drop (in price)
Meaning
跌 means to fall or drop, used both for physical falling (like a person tripping) and abstract declines (like prices or stocks dropping). It emphasizes a downward movement that is often sudden or uncontrolled.
Usage
Commonly used in both everyday contexts (falling down, tripping) and financial/economic contexts (prices falling, stocks dropping). Often appears in compounds like 跌倒 (to fall down) or 下跌 (to decline). More formal than 摔 when describing market movements.
Examples
- 01他在冰上跌倒了。.He fell down on the ice.
- 02最近房价一直在跌。.Housing prices have been falling recently.
Common collocations
- 跌倒to fall down
- 下跌to fall, to drop (prices)
- 暴跌to plummet, to plunge
- 股价跌stock prices fall
Antonyms
Origin
The character 跌 combines the foot radical 足 (indicating action involving feet/walking) with 失 (to lose), suggesting the loss of footing or stability.