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

(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.

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