落水 meaning in English

luòshuǐ

to fall into water; to sink

16 strokes

Meaning of 落水

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

luòshuǐ
  1. to fall into water
  2. to sink
  3. overboard
  4. fig. to degenerate
  5. to sink (into depravity)
  6. to go to the dogs

落水 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men救jiù了le这zhè个ge落luò水shuǐ的de男nán孩hái。
They rescued the boy from drowning.

Stroke order for each character

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落 luò · to fall or drop · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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  6. 6
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  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

水 shuǐ · water · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 落水.

水果shuǐguǒfruit
水平shuǐpínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
药水yàoshuǐmedicine in liquid form; bottled medicine
落后luòhòuto fall behind; to lag (in technology etc)
凉水liángshuǐcool water; unboiled water
降落jiàngluòto descend; to land
海水hǎishuǐseawater
汽水qìshuǐsoda pop; carbonated soft drink
泪水lèishuǐteardrop; tears
矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
开水kāishuǐboiled water; boiling water
纯净水chúnjìngshuǐpurified water

Questions about 落水

What does 落水 mean?

落水 (luòshuǐ) means "to fall into water; to sink".

How do you write 落水?

落水 is made of 2 characters: 落 (12 strokes), 水 (4 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.