坍塌

tāntā

verb #13,484

Meanings

HSK 6

桥梁坍塌后，交通完全中断。

Qiáoliáng tāntā hòu, jiāotōng wánquán zhōngduàn.

After the bridge collapsed, traffic was completely cut off.

HSK 7-9

暴雨导致了这栋旧楼坍塌。

Bàoyǔ dǎozhì le zhè dòng jiù lóu tāntā.

The heavy rain caused this old building to collapse.

usage

坍塌 specifically describes structures falling in or caving in (buildings, bridges, tunnels, cliffs). For a person collapsing, use 倒下 or 昏倒.

坍 tān

塌 tā