tān

common
verb

Meaning of

坍 means to collapse; to cave in. Pronounced tān.

  • to collapse; to cave in

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Nián
jiǔ
shī
xiū
de
qiáng
zhōng
tān
le
 

The poorly maintained earthen wall finally collapsed.

Zuó
wǎn
de
bào
dǎo
zhì
hǎo
jiān
fáng
tān
le
 

Last night's heavy rain caused several houses to collapse.

biān
de
yīn
wèi
cháng
bèi
chōng
shuā
ér
tān
le
kuài
 

A large section of the riverbank earthen slope collapsed after long-term erosion.

Jiù
lǎo
de
zhuān
fáng
zài
zhèn
zhōng
tān
chéng
le
fèi
 

The old brick house collapsed into ruins during the earthquake.

Lián
ràng
shān
de
tān
le
 
jiāo
tōng
wán
quán
zhōng
duàn
 

Days of heavy rain caused the mountain roadbed to collapse, completely cutting off traffic.