雪崩 (xuěbēng): avalanche

Meanings

Dēngshānduì zāoyù le xuěbēng, xìnghǎo quányuán ānquán chèlí.

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

Dà xuě 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