落

luò/là/lào

to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set

HSK 3.0 · Level 4 verb

Meaning

luò as in 落后 luo4

to fall or drop
(of the sun) to set
(of a tide) to go out
to lower
to decline or sink
to lag or fall behind
to fall onto
to rest with
to get or receive
to write down
whereabouts
settlement

là as in 丢三落四 la4

to leave out
to be missing
to leave behind or forget to bring
to lag or fall behind

lào lao4

colloquial reading for 落 in certain compounds

Example sentences

yèzi叶子là落le了。

The leaves fell.
wǒ我menyīng們應gāidú該讀bàozhǐ报紙，bù不luò落hòuyú後於shídài時代。

We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times.
nǐ你rúguǒ如果kànjiàn看见shènglíng圣灵jiàngxià降下，luò落zài在shéi谁shēnshang身上，shéi谁jiùshì就是yòng用shènglíng圣灵tìrén替人shīxǐ施洗de的le了。

The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.

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