to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind

colloquial reading for 落[luo4] in certain compounds

to fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)

to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress

to fall into

to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; (of a baby) to be born; (of a plane) to land; (fig.) to be implemented; to be put into practice

ending up as; leading to; resulting in; in total

to fall into water; to sink; overboard; fig. to degenerate; to sink (into depravity); to go to the dogs

dead leaves; to lose leaves (of plants); deciduous

to stay for a time; to stop over; to lodge; to sink down (into soft ground); leftovers

to be in a sorry state; to be utterly defeated

to fall behind the ranks; to be outdated

the curtain drops; the end of the show

to omit; to neglect (to do sth); to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by

to fail to achieve something; to be fruitless

to fail; to fall through; to come to nothing

down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional; also pr. [luo4 tuo4]

(of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net; (of a tennis ball) to hit the net; (of a criminal) to be captured

to be on one's own; to be left alone; to be left out

to shed tears; to weep

to fail to be chosen (or elected); to lose an election

setting sun

to complete a construction project

to run away; to escape

to suffer a defeat; to fail; to fall behind

to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom); to hit a person when he's down

practical; workable; to implement; to carry out; to decide

(coll.) to fall or drop in price; to go down in price

to show poor taste

(of seeds etc) to fall to the ground; (of the sun or moon) to set

to sit down

see 蓮花落|莲花落[lian2 hua1 lao4]

to place a stone on the board (in Go)

lonely; desolate

dust fall; fallout (volcanic, nuclear etc); particulate matter

drop in elevation; (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc); disparity

to sit down; to take a seat

(coll.) (usu. in the negative) to be able to bear (doing sth); to feel it is acceptable; (Tw) to feel one cannot bear it; to feel bad about (doing sth)

to settle; to set up home

down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional

down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional

to have a stiff neck after sleeping; (of the head) to touch the pillow

see 落棧|落栈[luo4 zhan4]

to make a rest stop at a hotel; to put sth into storage

to fail the imperial exams; to flunk

(of an auctioneer) to bring down the gavel; to conclude an auction sale

inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc; to write such an inscription

to stop sweating; (mahjong and card games) to mark the tiles or cards with one's sweat, fragrance etc

down and out; in dire straits; unrestrained; unconventional