to fall down; to suffer a setback
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fall down; to tumble; to trip and fall
literaryA literary term used to describe physically falling down or, metaphorically, experiencing a major setback or failure.
Tā他
zài在
bīng冰
miàn面
shàng上
diān颠
pū仆
bù不
qǐ起
。
He fell on the icy surface and could not get up.
Shì事
yè业
lǚ屡
zāo遭
diān颠
pū仆
，
dàn但
tā他
cóng从
wèi未
fàng放
qì弃
。
His career suffered repeated setbacks, but he never gave up.
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Zhè这
yī一
jiāo跤
diān颠
pū仆
dé得
bù不
qīng轻
。
That was a heavy fall.