零落
líng luò
Pinyin

Definition

零落
 - 
líng luò
  1. withered and fallen
  2. scattered
  3. sporadic

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

失落
shī luò
  1. 1 to lose (sth)
  2. 2 to drop (sth)
  3. 3 to feel a sense of loss
  4. 4 frustrated
  5. 5 disappointment
  6. 6 loss
落
là
  1. 1 to leave out
  2. 2 to be missing
  3. 3 to leave behind or forget to bring
  4. 4 to lag or fall behind
角落
jiǎo luò
  1. 1 nook
  2. 2 corner
部落
bù luò
  1. 1 tribe
零
líng
  1. 1 zero
  2. 2 nought
  3. 3 zero sign
  4. 4 fractional
  5. 5 fragmentary
  6. 6 odd (of numbers)
  7. 7 (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
  8. 8 fraction
  9. 9 (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
  10. 10 extra
  11. 11 to wither and fall
  12. 12 to wither
零下
líng xià
  1. 1 below zero
零食
líng shí
  1. 1 between-meal nibbles
  2. 2 snacks
丢三落四
diū sān là sì
  1. 1 forgetful
  2. 2 empty-headed
低落
dī luò
  1. 1 downcast
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 to decline
冷落
lěng luò
  1. 1 desolate
  2. 2 unfrequented
  3. 3 to treat sb coldly
  4. 4 to snub
  5. 5 to cold shoulder
凋零
diāo líng
  1. 1 withered
  2. 2 wilted
  3. 3 to wither
  4. 4 to fade
  5. 5 to decay
利落
lì luo
  1. 1 agile
  2. 2 nimble
  3. 3 all settled
  4. 4 in order
回落
huí luò
  1. 1 to fall back
  2. 2 to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)
坐落
zuò luò
  1. 1 to be situated
  2. 2 to be located (of a building)
坠落
zhuì luò
  1. 1 to fall
  2. 2 to drop
堕落
duò luò
  1. 1 to degrade
  2. 2 to degenerate
  3. 3 to become depraved
  4. 4 corrupt
  5. 5 a fall from grace
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
  1. 1 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
  2. 2 volatile
  3. 3 significant ups and downs
  4. 4 roller coaster
孤零零
gū líng líng
  1. 1 lone
  2. 2 isolated and without help
  3. 3 all alone
  4. 4 solitary
掉落
diào luò
  1. 1 to fall down
散落
sàn luò
  1. 1 to disperse
  2. 2 to fall scattered
  3. 3 to sprinkle

Idioms (20)

一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
  3. 3 to take a dive
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
  1. 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
化整为零
huà zhěng wéi líng
  1. 1 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
  2. 2 divide and conquer
参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò
  1. 1 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
  2. 2 in a tangled mess
名落孙山
míng luò Sūn Shān
  1. 1 lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail an exam
  3. 3 to fall behind (in a competition)
告一段落
gào yī duàn luò
  1. 1 to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
丧魂落魄
sàng hún luò pò
  1. 1 scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
  1. 1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
  1. 1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get sorted out
  3. 3 to be finalized
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
  1. 1 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
  2. 2 volatile
  3. 3 significant ups and downs
  4. 4 roller coaster
天要落雨，娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
  1. 1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the natural order of things
  3. 3 something you can't go against
失魂落魄
shī hún luò pò
  1. 1 dazed
  2. 2 beside oneself (idiom)
家道中落
jiā dào zhōng luò
  1. 1 to come down in the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer a reversal of fortune
感激涕零
gǎn jī tì líng
  1. 1 to shed tears of gratitude (idiom); moved to tears
打落水狗
dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu
  1. 1 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
  3. 3 to hit sb when he's down
日落西山
rì luò xī shān
  1. 1 the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
  2. 2 fig. time of decline
  3. 3 the end of an era
  4. 4 Sic transit gloria mundi

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