塌陷

tāxiàn

verb #23,951

Meanings

1 to subside
2 to cave in
3 to collapse (of ground or structures)

Characters

to collapse / to fall in

to sink into / to cave in / trap

Examples

地面突然塌陷，形成了一个大坑。

Dìmiàn tūrán tāxiàn, xíngchéng le yīgè dà kēng.

The ground suddenly caved in, forming a large sinkhole.

暴雨导致山体塌陷，道路中断。

Bàoyǔ dǎozhì shān tǐ tāxiàn, dàolù zhōngduàn.

Heavy rain caused the hillside to collapse, cutting off the road.

Stroke Order

塌 tā

陷 xiàn