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塌

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verb HSK 7 #6,318

Meanings

  1. 1 to collapse
  2. 2 to cave in
  3. 3 to sink

Examples

地震导致许多房屋倒塌。
Dìzhèn dǎozhì xǔduō fángwū dǎotā.
The earthquake caused many buildings to collapse.
这条路塌了一个大坑。
Zhè tiáo lù tā le yī gè dà kēng.
This road caved in, forming a big hole.

Tips

usage
Common compounds: 倒塌 (dǎotā, to collapse), 坍塌 (tāntā, to cave in), 塌方 (tāfāng, landslide/cave-in). Also used figuratively: 天塌了 (the sky has fallen, i.e., a catastrophe).

Stroke Order

塌 tā