collapse; fall down
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to collapse; to fall down; to give way
neutralUsed for buildings, structures, embankments, or cliffs that lose structural integrity and fall down. Implies a sudden or catastrophic failure.
Nà那
zuò座
jiù旧
chǎng厂
fáng房
yīn因
nián年
jiǔ久
shī失
xiū修
ér而
kuǎ垮
tā塌
le了
。
The old factory building collapsed due to long-term disrepair.
Lián连
xù续
bào暴
yǔ雨
dǎo导
zhì致
hé河
dī堤
kuǎ垮
tā塌
。
Continuous heavy rain caused the river embankment to collapse.
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Suì隧
dào道
rù入
kǒu口
fù附
jìn近
de的
shān山
tǐ体
fā发
shēng生
le了
jú局
bù部
kuǎ垮
tā塌
。
A partial collapse occurred in the hillside near the tunnel entrance.