山崩

shānbēng

noun #30,178

Meanings

1 landslide
2 landslip
3 mountain collapse

Characters

to collapse / crumble

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), since the loss of the sovereign was likened to a mountain falling.

Stroke Order

山 shān

崩 bēng