kuǎ

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

垮 means to collapse; to fall down; to cave in; to collapse; to break down; to fall from power; to defeat. Pronounced kuǎ. HSK 7-9.

  • to collapse; to fall down; to cave in
  • to collapse; to break down; to fall from power; to defeat

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Hóng
shuǐ
zài
chōng
bu
kuǎ
jiān
de
 

Even massive floods cannot wash away a sturdy dam.

Bié
shēn
lèi
kuǎ
le
 

Don't work yourself to exhaustion.

Zhè
zuò
nián
jiǔ
shī
xiū
de
lǎo
qiáo
zhōng
kuǎ
diào
le
 

This long-neglected old bridge finally collapsed.

Hòu
hòu
de
xuě
kuǎ
le
cāng
de
dǐng
 

The thick accumulated snow crushed the warehouse roof.