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崩坍

Word · VerbTraditional崩塌

collapse; landslide

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to collapse; to crumble; to have a landslide

neutral

Describes the geological process where a mass of rock or soil breaks away and falls down a slope. It often refers to sudden, large-scale events like cliff or hillside collapses.

Lián连
rì日
bào暴
yǔ雨
dǎo导
zhì致
shān山
tǐ体
bēng崩
tā塌
 。

Continuous heavy rain caused a landslide.

Gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
chéng城
qiáng墙
yīn因
nián年
jiǔ久
shī失
xiū修
ér而
bēng崩
tā塌
le了
 。

The ancient city wall collapsed due to long-term disrepair.

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Dì地
zhèn震
hòu后
 ,
xǔ许
duō多
dào道
lù路
yīn因
biān边
pō坡
bēng崩
tā塌
ér而
zhōng中
duàn断
 。

After the earthquake, many roads were cut off due to slope collapses.

Cǎi采
kuàng矿
huó活
dòng动
kě可
néng能
yòu诱
fā发
kuàng矿
jǐng井
bēng崩
tā塌
 。

Mining activities can potentially induce mine collapses.