颓塌

頹塌

tuítā

verb

Meanings

HSK 6

地震过后，许多房屋颓塌了。

Dìzhèn guòhòu, xǔduō fángwū tuítā le.

After the earthquake, many houses collapsed.

HSK 7-9

这堵古墙年久失修，已经颓塌。

Zhè dǔ gǔ qiáng niánjiǔshīxiū, yǐjīng tuítā.

This ancient wall has been neglected for years and has already collapsed.

usage

颓塌 is a bookish word, mostly seen in news or literary descriptions of ruined structures. In ordinary speech use 倒塌 (dǎotā) for buildings collapsing.

颓 tuí

塌 tā