雪崩 (xuěbēng): avalanche

Meanings

登山队遭遇了雪崩，幸好全员安全撤离。

Dēngshān duì zāoyù le xuěbēng, xìnghǎo quányuán ānquán chèlí.

The mountaineering team encountered an avalanche, but fortunately all members evacuated safely.

大雪之后，山区爆发了多处雪崩。

Dàxuě zhīhòu, shānqū bàofā le duō chù xuěbēng.

After the heavy snowfall, avalanches broke out in several mountain areas.

memory

雪 means snow, 崩 means to collapse or crumble. A snow-collapse — avalanche. Think: the mountain 崩 (collapses) under 雪 (snow).

雪 xuě

崩 bēng