掉
Pinyin: diào
to drop; to fall
Example sentence
钥匙掉在地上了。
Yàoshi diào zài dì shàng le.
The keys fell on the floor.
What 掉 means
掉 (diào) is a Chinese word meaning “to drop; to fall”. It belongs to the Daily Actions topic and appears at HSK 4, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.