掉
diào
to fall
to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
他不小心把手机掉进水里了。
tā bù xiǎo xīn bǎ shǒu jī diào jìn shuǐ lǐ le。
He accidentally dropped his phone into the water.
最近油价掉了很多，大家都高兴。
zuì jìn yóu jià diào le hěn duō，dà jiā dōu gāo xìng。
Oil prices have dropped a lot recently, and everyone is happy.
Words with 掉
掉转
diào zhuǎn
to turn around
失掉
shī diào
to lose
掉包
diào bāo
variant of 調包|调包[diao4 bao1]
锯掉
jù diào
to saw off (a branch etc); to amputate (a limb)
锁掉
suǒ diào
lock up
关掉
guān diào
to switch off; to shut off
除掉
chú diào
to eliminate
丢掉
diū diào
to lose
乱掉
luàn diào
messed up; in disarray; chaotic
信贷违约掉期
xìn dài wéi yuē diào qī
credit default swap (finance)
做掉
zuò diào
to kill
免掉
miǎn diào
to eliminate