to tumble · to fall · fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business)

diē dǎo

d+iē·1st toned+ǎo·3rd tone

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He got hurt when he fell down.

他跌倒的时候受了伤。

He hurt his left foot when he fell.

当他跌倒时，他伤了他的左腳。

Tom took a step back and fell.

汤姆后退一步跌倒了。

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