Chinese Word: 垮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

垮

Pinyin: kuǎ

English Definition: to collapse; to break or wear down; to defeat

Chinese Definition:
①倒塌，坍塌：房子垮了。
②败，坏：垮台。打垮敌人。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 土

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
- 夸 [ kuā ] extravagant, luxurious; handsome

Similar Characters: 恗跨挎胯

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垮台	kuǎ tái	to fall from power; to collapse; demise
打垮	dǎ kuǎ	to defeat; to strike down; to destroy
冲垮	chōng kuǎ	to burst; to break through; to topple
压垮	yā kuǎ	to cause sth to collapse under the weight; (fig.) to overwhelm
松垮	sōng kuǎ	undisciplined; loose; slack

1		zhè 这 dǔ qiáng 堵墙 yào 要 kuǎ le 垮了。 The wall's going to collapse.
2		wǒ 我 zhè 这 gōng sī 公司 gāng 刚 zuò 做 kuǎ 垮。 My company just went out of business.
3		wǒ 我 shēn tǐ 身体 jiē shí 结实， lèi 累 bù 不 kuǎ 垮。 I'm very strong; no amount of hard work can wear me down.
4		zuì zhōng 最终， guò dù 过度 qīng xǐ 清洗 dǎo zhì 导致 pí fū 皮肤 jiàn kāng 健康 kuǎ diào 垮掉。 Finally, over washing could break down the skin itself.
5		rú guǒ 如果 zhè xiē 这些 rén 人 lí kāi le 离开了， zhè 这 zuò 座 chéng shì 城市 huì 会 kuǎ diào 垮掉 de 的。 If those people left me, the city would collapse.

1		zhè 这 dǔ qiáng 堵墙 yào 要 kuǎ le 垮了。 The wall's going to collapse.
2		wǒ 我 zhè 这 gōng sī 公司 gāng 刚 zuò 做 kuǎ 垮。 My company just went out of business.
3		wǒ 我 shēn tǐ 身体 jiē shí 结实， lèi 累 bù 不 kuǎ 垮。 I'm very strong; no amount of hard work can wear me down.
4		zuì zhōng 最终， guò dù 过度 qīng xǐ 清洗 dǎo zhì 导致 pí fū 皮肤 jiàn kāng 健康 kuǎ diào 垮掉。 Finally, over washing could break down the skin itself.
5		rú guǒ 如果 zhè xiē 这些 rén 人 lí kāi le 离开了， zhè 这 zuò 座 chéng shì 城市 huì 会 kuǎ diào 垮掉 de 的。 If those people left me, the city would collapse.