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倒台

Word · VerbTraditional倒臺

collapse; fall from power

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to collapse; to fall from power; to be overthrown

neutral

Used primarily in a political or organizational context to describe the failure and loss of power of a government, regime, faction, or leader. It implies a significant, often public, failure.

Nà那
ge个
fǔ腐
bài败
de的
zhèng政
fǔ府
zuì最
zhōng终
dǎo倒
tái台
le了
 。

That corrupt government finally collapsed.

Tā他
de的
jì计
huà划
yīn因
wèi为
zī资
jīn金
wèn问
tí题
ér而
dǎo倒
tái台
 。

His plan collapsed due to funding problems.

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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
jīng经
yíng营
bù不
shàn善
 ,
bīn濒
lín临
dǎo倒
tái台
 。

This company is poorly managed and on the verge of collapse.

Gé革
mìng命
de的
làng浪
cháo潮
shǐ使
jiù旧
wáng王
cháo朝
dǎo倒
tái台
 。

The tide of revolution brought down the old dynasty.