# 掉队 (diàoduì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 掉队 (diàoduì) means “to fall behind; to drop out”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to fall behind; to drop out
- Pinyin: diàoduì (diao4 dui4)
- Traditional: 掉隊
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 大家走快点，别掉队了。
  Dàjiā zǒu kuài diǎn, bié diàoduì le.
  Walk faster everyone, don't fall behind.

## Characters

- [掉](https://hanziro.com/word/diao-fall-drop/) (diào): to fall, to drop; to lose
- [队](https://hanziro.com/word/dui-team/) (duì): team; group

https://hanziro.com/word/diao-dui-fall-behind/

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