tān

common
verb

Meaning of 坍塌

坍塌 means to collapse (of hillsides, riverbanks, buildings, or piled objects); to cave in. Pronounced tān tā.

  • to collapse (of hillsides, riverbanks, buildings, or piled objects); to cave in

Definitions & Examples

Yuàn
qiáng
tān
le
 

The courtyard wall collapsed.

Bào
guò
hòu
 
shān
shēng
le
tān
 

After the heavy rainstorm, the mountain slope collapsed.

Zhè
zuò
fèi
de
chǎng
fáng
suí
shí
néng
tān
 

This abandoned factory building could collapse at any moment.

Cāng
duī
de
huò
rán
tān
xià
lái
 

The piled goods in the warehouse suddenly came crashing down.