跌

diē · die

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to fall
  2. to tumble
  3. to trip
  4. (of prices etc) to drop
  5. Taiwan pr. [dié]

In a sentence

2 examples
01

再(zài)走(zǒu)一(yí)步(bù)的(de)话(huà),你(nǐ)就(jiù)已(yǐ)经(jīng)跌(diē)下(xià)楼(lóu)梯(tī)了(le)。

Another step, and you would have fallen down the stairs.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by McDutchie · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)第(dì)三(sān)季(jì)时(shí)销(xiāo)售(shòu)跌(diē)了(le)下(xià)来(lái)。

Sales fell off in the third quarter.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by SUZIE · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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