Chinese Word: 坍 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

坍

Pinyin: tān

English Definition: to collapse

Chinese Definition:
①崖岸或建筑物或堆起的东西倒塌，从基部崩坏：坍塌。坍方。坍台(ａ．丢脸；b．不能维持事业或局面，导致垮台)。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 土

Pictophonetic:丹 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
- 丹 [ dān ] cinnabar, red, vermilion; pellet, powder

Similar Characters: 玬

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坍塌	tān tā	to collapse
倒坍	dǎo tān	to collapse (of building)
崩坍	bēng tān	landslide; collapse (of mountain side); talus slide
坍方	tān fāng	to collapse; landslide
天坍地陷	tiān tān dì xiàn	The world is falling apart. (idiom)

1		zhè 这 dōu 都 shì 是 yuē 约 tān 坍 de 的 ér zi 儿子。 All these were sons of Joktan.
2		ā fěi 阿斐， hā 哈 féi 腓 lā 拉， yuē 约 bā 巴。 zhè 这 dōu 都 shì 是 yuē 约 tān 坍 de 的 ér zi 儿子。 Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
3		yì bān lái shuō 一般来说， yīng 应 shǐ yòng 使用 zhōng dù 中度 tān luò dù 坍落度 hùn níng tǔ 混凝土。 In general, use concrete with a moderate slump.
4		yuē sè 约瑟 jiù 就 qù 去 zhuī gǎn 追赶 tā 他 gē gē men 哥哥们， yù jiàn 遇见 tā men 他们 zài 在 duō 多 tān 坍。 And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
5		mó xī 摩西 qǐ lai 起来， wǎng 往 dà 大 tān 坍， yà bǐ 亚比 lán 兰 nà li 那里 qù 去。 yǐ sè liè 以色列 de 的 zhǎng lǎo 长老 yě 也 suí zhe 随着 tā 他 qù 去。 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

1		zhè 这 dōu 都 shì 是 yuē 约 tān 坍 de 的 ér zi 儿子。 All these were sons of Joktan.
2		ā fěi 阿斐， hā 哈 féi 腓 lā 拉， yuē 约 bā 巴。 zhè 这 dōu 都 shì 是 yuē 约 tān 坍 de 的 ér zi 儿子。 Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
3		yì bān lái shuō 一般来说， yīng 应 shǐ yòng 使用 zhōng dù 中度 tān luò dù 坍落度 hùn níng tǔ 混凝土。 In general, use concrete with a moderate slump.
4		yuē sè 约瑟 jiù 就 qù 去 zhuī gǎn 追赶 tā 他 gē gē men 哥哥们， yù jiàn 遇见 tā men 他们 zài 在 duō 多 tān 坍。 And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
5		mó xī 摩西 qǐ lai 起来， wǎng 往 dà 大 tān 坍， yà bǐ 亚比 lán 兰 nà li 那里 qù 去。 yǐ sè liè 以色列 de 的 zhǎng lǎo 长老 yě 也 suí zhe 随着 tā 他 qù 去。 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.