掉

diào

to fall, to drop, to lag behind, to lose, to go missing, to reduce, fall (in prices), to lose (value, weight etc), to wag, to swing, to turn, to change, to exchange, to swap, to show off, to shed (hair), (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)

掉进池塘

diào jìn chí táng

Fall into the pond

掉进河里

diào jìn hé lǐ

Fall into the river

孩子擦掉脸上的汗

hái zi cā diào liǎn shàng de hàn

Child wipes sweat from face

他擦掉脸上的血迹

tā cā diào liǎn shàng de xuè jì

He wiped the blood off his face

他擦掉脸上的泥土

tā cā diào liǎn shàng de ní tǔ

He wiped the dirt off his face

她悄悄擦掉了眼泪。

tā qiāo qiāo cā diào le yǎn lèi。

She quietly wiped away tears.

用纸巾擦掉你的手

yòng zhǐ jīn cā diào nǐ de shǒu

Wipe your hands off with a tissue

请把桌子上的灰尘擦掉

qǐng bǎ zhuō zi shàng de huī chén cā diào

Please wipe the dust off the table

妈妈告诉我，不要掉进洞里。

mā ma gào su wǒ， bù yào diào jìn dòng lǐ。

Mom told me not to fall into the hole.

如果我找到西瓜，我就会吃掉它

rú guǒ wǒ zhǎo dào xī guā， wǒ jiù huì chī diào tā

If I find a watermelon, then I will eat it