No. 5,875 in Chinese
坠楼
Fall from a building.
In a sentence
他从高楼坠楼而亡。
He fell from a tall building and passed away.
'坠楼' is used as a verb here, indicating the action of falling from a building.
目击者描述了坠楼的过程。
The witness described the process of the fall.
In this sentence, '坠楼' is used as a noun phrase, referring to the event of falling from a building.
为了预防坠楼事件，建筑物安装了护栏。
To prevent falling incidents, railings were installed on buildings.
Here, '坠楼' functions as a modifier for '事件', indicating incidents related to falling from buildings.
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