disintegrate; collapse; break up
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to disintegrate; to break apart (of physical structure)
Describes the physical breaking down of machinery, aircraft, buildings, or celestial bodies into component parts.
Fēi飞
jī机
zài在
kōng空
zhōng中
jiě解
tǐ体
le了
。
The plane disintegrated in mid-air.
Yǔn陨
shí石
jìn进
rù入
dà大
qì气
céng层
hòu后
xùn迅
sù速
jiě解
tǐ体
。
The meteorite rapidly broke apart after entering the atmosphere.
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Zhè这
zuò座
qiáo桥
liáng梁
yīn因
nián年
jiǔ久
shī失
xiū修
ér而
zhú逐
jiàn渐
jiě解
tǐ体
。
This bridge is gradually disintegrating due to years of neglect.
verb
to collapse; to disintegrate; to break up (of organizations, systems, or alliances)
formalCommonly used for political entities, economic systems, unions, or alliances ceasing to exist as a unified whole.
Sū苏
lián联
yú于
yī1
jiǔ9
jiǔ9
yī1
nián年
jiě解
tǐ体
。
The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
Zhè这
gè个
jūn军
shì事
lián联
méng盟
zuì最
zhōng终
jiě解
tǐ体
le了
。
This military alliance eventually fell apart.
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Fēng封
jiàn建
jīng经
jì济
tǐ体
zhì制
zhú逐
jiàn渐
jiě解
tǐ体
，
zī资
běn本
zhǔ主
yì义
suí随
zhī之
xīng兴
qǐ起
。
The feudal economic system gradually disintegrated, and capitalism arose in its wake.
Nà那
gè个
dì帝
guó国
zài在
nèi内
yōu忧
wài外
huàn患
zhōng中
xùn迅
sù速
jiě解
tǐ体
。
That empire rapidly disintegrated amid internal and external troubles.