滑倒

huádǎo
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to slip and fall
  2. 2 to slip over

Examples

HSK 5
Lù hěn huá, wǒ chàdiǎnr huádǎo.
The road was slippery and I nearly slipped and fell.
HSK 5
Nǎinai xǐzǎo shí huádǎo le, shuāishāng le yāo.
Grandma slipped while taking a shower and hurt her back.

Tips

usage
滑倒 is slipping on a wet or icy surface; 摔倒 is falling over in general, and 绊倒 is tripping over something. Wet floors in malls and stations carry signs reading 当心滑倒 'caution, slippery floor'.

Stroke Order

滑 huá
倒 dǎo