# 堕落 (duòluò)

In Mandarin Chinese, 堕落 (duòluò) means “to degenerate; depraved”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to degenerate; depraved
- Pinyin: duòluò (duo4 luo4)
- Traditional: 墮落
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他因为染上恶习而逐渐堕落了。
  Tā yīnwèi rǎnshàng èxí ér zhújiàn duòluòle.
  He gradually degenerated after picking up bad habits.

## Characters

- 堕 (duò): to fall; to sink; to degenerate
- [落](https://hanziro.com/word/luo-fall/) (luò): to fall; to drop

https://hanziro.com/word/duo-luo-degenerate/

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