Definition & Meaning

1.fall into water

2.fall into evil ways; backslide; corrupt; degenerate

Word usage

luò shuǐ

落 水

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1
v.fall into water
- jiù luò shuǐ ér tóng
  救落水儿童
  save a drowning child
- shī zú luò shuǐ
  失足落水
  slip and fall into the water
- tā wèi le qiǎng jiù luò shuǐ ér tóng bǎ gè rén ān wēi zhì zhī dù wài
  他为了抢救落水儿童，把个人安危置之度外。
  He ventured his life to save children from drowning.
synonym
nì shuǐ溺水
2
v.metafall into evil ways; backslide; corrupt; degenerate
- tuō rén luò shuǐ
  拖人落水
  lead sb. astray

Word usage

Separable word
"落" and "水" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 孩子失足落了水。
  The kid slipped and fell into water.
- 小时候落过水，所以他现在很害怕水。
  He fell into water when he was a little boy, so he is afraid of water now.
- 只要经得起诱惑，你就落不了水。
  You won’t degenerate as long as you can resist temptation.

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