diào掉
掉
HSK 2
common
verb
Meaning of 掉
掉 means to swing; to wag; to sway; to turn; to rotate; to swivel. Pronounced diào. HSK 2.
- to swing; to wag; to sway
- to turn; to rotate; to swivel
- to exchange; to swap; to trade
Character Info
Radical扌
Strokes11
Components
扌
卓
Stroke Order
掉
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
tiáo条
dà大
gǒu狗
wěi尾
ba巴
dà大
bù不
diào掉
，
kàn看
qǐ起
lai来
hěn很
wēi威
fēng风
。
This big dog wags its big tail and looks very imposing.
Tā他
tīng听
dào到
huài坏
xiāo消
xī息
hòu后
shuǎi甩
bì臂
ér而
qù去
，
yī一
jù句
huà话
yě也
méi没
shuō说
。
He swung his arm and left without saying a word after hearing the bad news.
Dà大
fēng风
bǎ把
shù树
zhī枝
chuī吹
de得
zhí直
diào掉
bǎi摆
。
The strong wind made the tree branches swing back and forth.
Kǒng孔
què雀
diào掉
wěi尾
kāi开
píng屏
，
xī吸
yǐn引
le了
bù不
shǎo少
yóu游
kè客
。
The peacock spread its tail and attracted many tourists.
Tā他
diào掉
bì臂
yī一
shuǎi甩
，
zhuǎn转
shēn身
lí离
kāi开
le了
huì会
yì议
shì室
。
He swung his arm and turned to leave the meeting room.
Relations
Common Words
掉队 / 掉隊diàoduì
fall behind the group; be left behind by the trend
掉转 / 掉轉diàozhuǎn
turn around; reverse direction
调换 / 掉換diàohuàn
exchange; swap; change
掉价 / 掉價diàojià
price falls; lose status/prestige
掉头 / 掉頭diàotóu
turn one's head; turn around (vehicle)
尾大不掉wěidàbùdiào
too unwieldy to control; the tail wagging the dog
掉膘diàobiāo
lose weight; waste away