Definition & Meaning

1.fall over; lose one's footing; trip and fall

2.make a mistake; suffer a setback

Word usage

diē jiāo

跌 跤

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1
v.fall over; lose one's footing; trip and fall
- xiǎo hái ér xué zǒu lù miǎn bu liǎo huì diē jiāo
  小孩儿学走路免不了会跌跤。
  A baby learning to walk falls a lot.
- tā diē jiāo zhī hòu hún shēn téng tòng
  他跌跤之后浑身疼痛。
  After the fall, his whole body ached.
synonym
shuāi dǎo摔倒 shuāi jiāo摔跤 zāi dǎo栽倒
2
v.metamake a mistake; suffer a setback
- nǐ men zài gōng zuò zhōng shǎo bu liǎo huì diē jiāo
  你们在工作中少不了会跌跤。
  You can't avoid making mistakes in work.
- shuí dōu huì diē jiāo
  谁都会跌跤。
  Everyone can't avoid falling.
synonym
fàn cuò犯错

Word usage

Note
"跌跤" cannot be written as "跌交".
Separable word
"跌" and "跤" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 你慢点走，以免跌一跤。
  You should slow down lest falling over.
- 这个小孩儿跌了一跤。
  The child has fallen over.
- 在工作上，我还没有跌过跤。
  I haven't made a big mistake in my job yet.

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