avalanche; sudden large-scale collapse
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to avalanche; (of accumulated snow) to suddenly collapse and fall down a mountain slope
Also commonly used as a noun referring to the event itself. Extended metaphorically to describe sudden, large-scale collapses (e.g., stock markets).
Jī积
xuě雪
guò过
hòu厚
，
shān山
pō坡
tū突
rán然
xuě雪
bēng崩
le了
。
The snow was too thick, and the mountainside suddenly avalanched.
Huá滑
xuě雪
zhě者
zāo遭
yù遇
le了
xuě雪
bēng崩
，
xìng幸
yùn运
de的
shì是
tā他
bèi被
chéng成
gōng功
jiù救
chū出
。
The skier encountered an avalanche; fortunately, he was rescued successfully.
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Yóu由
yú于
kǒng恐
huāng慌
xìng性
pāo抛
shòu售
，
gǔ股
jià价
chū出
xiàn现
xuě雪
bēng崩
shì式
xià下
diē跌
。
Due to panic selling, stock prices collapsed in an avalanche-like decline.