掉

diào

Meaning

to fall
to drop
to lag behind
to lose
to go missing
to reduce
fall (in prices)
to lose (value, weight etc)
to wag
to swing
to turn
to change
to exchange
to swap
to show off
to shed (hair)
(used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)

Pinyin: diào

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掉 diàoto drop, to fall, to remove Primary radical扌 · hand

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