摔倒
Old HSK 5
摔倒 (shuāidǎo) · to fall down
摔倒 (shuāidǎo) means “to fall down; to slip and fall”. It is written with 2 characters: 摔 (to fall) + 倒 (to fall). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 摔倒 is built
The characters
摔 shuāi · to fall
What 摔 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 率lǜ — to command
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 幺yāo — one
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
倒 dǎo · to fall
What 倒 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 到dào — to go to
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 至zhì — reach
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 到 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
奶奶在厨房里摔倒了。Nǎinai zài chúfáng lǐ shuāidǎo le.Grandma fell in the bathroom.
路上有冰，小心别摔倒。Lù shàng yǒu bīng, xiǎoxīn bié shuāidǎo.There's ice on the road, be careful not to fall.
Questions about 摔倒
What does 摔倒 mean?
摔倒 (shuāidǎo) means “to fall down; to slip and fall”.
How do you pronounce 摔倒?
摔倒 is pronounced shuāidǎo.
Which HSK level is 摔倒?
摔倒 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 倒闭dǎobìto go bankrupt
- 倒车dǎochēto change trains or buses
- 倒霉dǎoméito have bad luck
- 颠倒diāndǎoto turn upside down
- 倒dǎoto fall
Learn 摔倒 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.