Word: 落 (luò, là, lào, luō)

一个苹果落到了地上。

Yí gè píngguǒ luò dàole dìshang.

An apple fell to the ground.

他怎么会落到这样可怜的境地？

Tā zěnme huì luò dào zhèyàng kělián de jìngdì?

How did he end up in such a pitiful situation?

他怎么会落到这种地步？

Tā zěnme huì luò dào zhèzhǒng dìbù?

How could he have ended up in such a state?

他把眼镜落在我们这里了。

Tā bǎ yǎnjìng luò zài wǒmen zhèlǐ le.

He left his glasses at our place.

伏天的温度计，只见涨，不见落

fútiān de wēndùjì, zhǐjiàn zhǎng, bújiàn lào

a thermometer in the dog days: only seen rising, never seen falling

半天云里的铜锣，落到哪里都当当响

bàntiān Yún lǐ de tóngluó, luò dào nǎli dōu dāngdāngxiǎng

a gong from the clouds: wherever it lands it rings loudly

喜鹊落在树上,各占一枝儿

xǐquè luò zài shù shàng,gè zhàn yìzhī ér

magpies settling in a tree, each taking its own branch

夕阳慢慢落到了山后面。

Xīyáng mànmàn luò dàole shān hòumian.

The setting sun slowly sank behind the mountains.

太空舱安全落在了沙漠里。

Tàikōngcāng ānquán luò zài le shāmò lǐ.

The space capsule landed safely in the desert.

她的脚步沉重地落在木地板上。

Tā de jiǎobù chénzhòng de luò zài mù dìbǎn shàng.

Her footsteps fell ponderously on the wooden floor.

成熟的瓜要落蒂，长高的树要分丫

chéngshú de guā yào luò dì, zhǎng gāo de shù yào fēn yā

A ripe melon falls from its stem; a tall tree splits into branches

我感觉有滴雨落在头上。

Wǒ gǎnjué yǒu dī yǔ luò zài tóushàng.

I felt a drop of rain on my head.

我把我的网球拍落在火车上了。

Wǒ bǎ wǒ de wǎngqiú pāi luò zài huǒchē shàng le.

I left my tennis racket on the train.

我的洗漱包落在饭店房间里了。

Wǒ de xǐshù bāo luò zài fàndiàn fángjiān lǐ le.

I've left my toilet bag in the hotel room.

抱歉，我把作业落在家里了。

Bàoqiàn, wǒ bǎ zuòyè luò zài jiālǐ le.

I'm sorry, I left my homework at home.

明月不常圆，好花容易落

míngyuè bù cháng yuán, hǎo huā róngyì luò

the bright moon isn't always full, good flowers easily fall

有起必有落。

Yǒu qǐ bì yǒu luò.

What goes up must come down.

染缸里落白布，再也洗不清

rǎngāng lǐ luò báibù, zàiyě xǐ bù qīng

white cloth dropped into a dye vat: can never be washed clean

棉花落在油缸里，一点儿声响都没有

miánhua luò zài yóu gāng lǐ, yìdiǎnr shēngxiǎng dōu méiyǒu

cotton falling into an oil vat: not a sound at all

深秋早晨，路边落满黄叶。

Shēnqiū zǎochén, lùbiān luò mǎn Huángyè.

On a late autumn morning, yellow leaves cover the roadside.

照顾母亲的责任落在了我身上。

Zhàogu mǔqīn de zérèn luò zài le wǒ shēnshang.

It fell upon me to take care of my mother.

猛虎落在陷阱里，空发威，不能动弹

měnghǔ luò zài xiànjǐng li, kōng fāwēi, bùnéng dòngtan

a fierce tiger falls into a pit: its fury is for nothing, it can't move

白布落在染缸里，洗不清

báibù luò zài rǎngāng li, xǐ bù qīng

white cloth dropped into the dye vat: can't be washed clean

管闲事，落不是

guǎnxiánshì, lào bù shi

meddle in other people's business and end up at fault

花开必落，月圆必缺

huā kāi bì luò, yuè yuán bì quē

flowers that bloom must fall, a full moon must wane

苍蝇落在鸡蛋上，见缝下蛆

cāngying luò zài jīdàn shang, jiàn fèng xià qū

A fly lands on an egg: lays maggots wherever there's a crack

落在鹰爪里的小鸡，嘴再硬也活不了

luò zài yīngzhǎo lǐ de xiǎojī, zuǐ zài yìng yě huó bù liǎo

A chick caught in an eagle's claws: however hard its beak, it can't live

车窗上落满了风沙。

Chēchuāng shàng luò mǎnle fēngshā.

The car windows were covered in wind-blown sand.

那是我昨天落在房间里的包。

Nà shì wǒ zuótiān luò zài fángjiān lǐ de bāo.

It was a bag that I lost in the room yesterday.

那颗陨石落在了山后面的田里。

Nà kē yǔnshí luò zài le shān hòumian de tiánlǐ.

That meteorite landed in a field behind the mountain.

雪花落在手上就化了。

Xuěhuā luò zài shǒushàng jiù huà le.

The snowflakes melted as soon as they landed on my hand.

雪花落进池塘里，不声不响

xuěhuā luò jìn chítáng li, bùshēngbùxiǎng

snowflakes falling into a pond: no sound at all

风一吹，花瓣落了一地。

Fēng yì chuī, huābàn làle yī de.

When the wind blew, petals fell all over the ground.

马有三肥三瘦，人有三起三落

mǎ yǒu sān féi sān shòu, rén yǒu sān qǐ sān luò

A horse has three fat and three lean times; a person has three rises and three falls

黑墨落在白纸上，钉子砸在木头里

hēimò luò zài báizhǐ shàng, dīngzi zá zài mùtou lǐ

black ink on white paper, a nail hammered into wood