STUMBLE    跌倒

To FALL to the GROUND BECAUSE of a MISTAKE in USING ONE'S FEET.
TRIP (OVER/UP)LOSE ONE'S BALANCELOSE/MISS ONE'S FOOTINGSLIP
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general word for stumbling and falling is zhì 躓. 2. Pū 仆 is to stumble and fall forward, flat on one's face. 3. Bó 踣 is to stumble over something so as to fall forward. 4. Jué 躩 is to walk and stumble along unsteadily. 5. Diē 跌 is a colloquial word for stumbling which became current from Han times onwards. NB: The words in this section are so rare that it is hard to gain a clear sense of their nuances.
Modern Chinese Criteria
跌倒 摔倒 摜倒 栽倒 跌摔 失腳 失足 絆 栽 zāi is a colloquial word for tumbling and falling. rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • LIE DOWNREMAIN OR DISPLACE ONESELF so as to BECOME in VERTICAL POSITION.
  • LAMEILLNESS of being NOT ABLE to MOVE one's LEGS OR ARMS. 
Hypernym
  • FALL　MOVE DOWN PULLED by the FORCE of one's WEIGHT. (anc: 11/0, child: 2)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • CHANGE　EVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2. (anc: 9/0, child: 18)
  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    TOTTER

    labare refers to tottering with reference to the whole body which rests on no firm basis.

    titubare refers to tottering with reference to the feet which refuse their service, and to staggering along.

    vacillare refers to tottering with regartd to the upper part of the body, which comes to lack its upright, steady and secure position.

    nutare refers to tottering with reference to the head, which seems ready to fall off.

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 461

    • Words (17 items)

    蹶  jué OC: kod MC: ki̯ɐt 10 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabactstumbling
    • vadNdesigned to cause one to stumble
    • vichangestumble, fall
    • vtoNstumble into; stumble about in
    躩  jué OC: kʷaɡ MC: ki̯ɐk 3 Attributions

    Jué 躩 is to walk and stumble along unsteadily.

      Syntactic words
    • viintensitivewalk unsteadily
    躓  zhì OC: tids MC: ʈi 2 Attributions

    The general word for stumbling and falling is zhì 躓.

      Syntactic words
    • vichangestumble
    蹉  cuō OC: skhaal MC: tshɑ 1 Attribution

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 跌/STUMBLE Diē 跌 is a colloquial word for stumbling which became current from Han times onwards.
    • Assoc: 跌/STUMBLE Diē 跌 is a colloquial word for stumbling which became current from Han times onwards.

      Syntactic words
    • viactstumble
    躄  bì OC: peɡ MC: piɛk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viprocessstumble and fall over
    • vtoNN=placestumble and fall onto (the ground etc)
    躓仆  zhì pū, bó OC: tids bɯɯɡ MC: ʈi bək 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiresultativestumble so as to fall forward
    踼跌  táng diē MC: dang det OC: ɡ-laaŋ liiɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVstumpling alongCH
    仆  pū, bó OC: bɯɯɡ MC: bək 1 Attribution

    Pū 仆 is to stumble and fall forward, flat on one's face.

      Syntactic words
    • vifigurativestumble and fail
    • vtoNfall onto (the ground etc)
    失跨  shī kuǎ OC: lʰiɡ khʷraaʔ MC: ɕit khɣɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPieventstumble
    失迹  shī jì, jī MC: syit tsjeH OC: lʰiɡ sklaɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactstumble along (not knowing where one is going)CH
    顛沛  diān pèi OC: tiin phoobs MC: ten phɑi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiintensitivestumble about
    跌  diē OC: liiɡ MC: det 0 Attributions

    Diē 跌 is a colloquial word for stumbling which became current from Han times onwards.

      Syntactic words
    • vichangestumble and fall
    踣  bó OC: bɯɯɡ MC: bək 0 Attributions

    Bó 踣is to stumble over something so as to fall forward.

      Syntactic words
    • vichangeSHUOWEN: stumble forward
    • vtoNstumble into
    蹎  diān OC: tiin MC: ten 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vistumble and fall down (XUN)
    顛  diān OC: tiin MC: ten 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viprocessstumble
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactstumble along (not knowing where one is going)CH
    疐  zhì OC: tiɡs MC: ʈi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNtrip on; slip; stumble on