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跌倒

Mandarin · pinyin diē dǎo

to tumble
to fall
fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business)

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跌: diē · dié · stumble, slip, fall down; stamp
倒: dào · fall over; lie down; take turns

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1–3 · die1 dao3

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dit3 dou2

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verb

(literally) to tumble; to fall down
(figuratively) to fail

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