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山崩

shānbēng
noun #30,178

Meanings

  1. 1 landslide
  2. 2 landslip
  3. 3 mountain collapse

Examples

暴雨引发了山崩。
Bàoyǔ yǐnfā le shānbēng.
The rainstorm triggered a landslide.
这条公路因山崩而中断。
Zhè tiáo gōnglù yīn shānbēng ér zhōngduàn.
This highway was cut off by a landslide.

Tips

culture
崩 originally described the collapse of a mountain — and was extended in classical Chinese to mean the death of an emperor (驾崩 jiàbēng), since the loss of the sovereign was likened to a mountain falling.

Stroke Order

山 shān
崩 bēng