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Newbie | 掉地上 vs 掉地下：Why Do They Both Sound Right?
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de, we talk about one of the most confusing parts of spoken Chinese: how native speakers use words more flexibly in real life than textbooks teach you.
Diào dì shàng le
掉地上了
It fell on the ground
Diào dì xià le
掉地下了
It fell on the ground
Shǒujī diào dì xià/dì shàng le
手机掉地下/地上了
The phone fell on the floor
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