tuōluò

脱落

HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional脫落

fall off; drop off; leave out

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to fall off; to shed; to come off

neutral

Describes something originally attached becoming detached, often naturally or due to aging.

Qiū秋
tiān天
dào到
le了
 ,
shù树
yè叶
fēn纷
fēn纷
tuō脱
luò落
 。

Autumn has arrived, and leaves are falling off one after another.

Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
yā压
lì力
dà大
 ,
tóu头
fa发
tuō脱
luò落
le了
bù不
shǎo少
 。

He's been under a lot of stress lately and has shed a lot of hair.

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Zhè这
bǎ把
jiù旧
yǐ椅
zi子
shàng上
de的
yóu油
qī漆
yǐ已
jīng经
tuō脱
luò落
le了
 。

The paint on this old chair has already peeled off.

2.

verb

to be omitted; to be left out; to drop out

neutral

Used for text, words, or data being accidentally missing or skipped.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
yǒu有
jǐ几
chù处
wén文
zì字
tuō脱
luò落
 ,
xū需
yào要
jiào校
duì对
 。

This article has several words omitted and needs proofreading.

Zài在
chāo抄
xiě写
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
 ,
zhè这
ge个
jù句
zi子
tuō脱
luò落
le了
jǐ几
ge个
zì字
 。

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