Chinese words · HSK 4

落

luò

to fall; to drop

Every meaning

luò

  1. to fall; to drop
  2. to settle; to fall to (as in 落到)
  3. (of speech) to end
  4. to set (sun); to go down
  5. to lag behind (as in 落后)
  6. whereabouts (as in 下落)

là

  1. to leave out; to forget; to leave behind (as in 落东西)
  2. to fall behind

lào

  1. (coll.) used in some colloquial words (as in 落枕, 落色)

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Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).