落木

luòmù

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

深秋时节，落木纷纷，满地金黄。

Shēnqiū shíjié, luòmù fēnfēn, mǎndì jīnhuáng.

In late autumn the leaves fall thick and fast, and the ground turns gold.

HSK 7-9

诗人站在高处，望着漫山落木，心中无限悲凉。

Shīrén zhàn zài gāochù, wàng zhe mànshān luòmù, xīnzhōng wúxiàn bēiliáng.

Standing on high ground, the poet watched the leaves falling all over the mountain, his heart full of sorrow.

落木 is a poetic word for 落叶 'fallen leaves', made famous by 杜甫's 《登高》: 无边落木萧萧下 'boundless falling leaves come rustling down'. In speech say 落叶.

memory

木 here means trees, as in 树木: the word pictures whole trees letting go of their leaves.

落 luò

木 mù