Chinese Word: 塌 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

塌HSK 6

Pinyin: tā

English Definition: to collapse; to droop; to settle down

Chinese Definition:
①倒(dǎo)，下陷：倒塌。塌方。塌台。塌架。塌陷。
②下垂：塌秧。
③安定，镇定：塌下心来。

Antonyms: 撑支

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 土

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 日 [ rì ] sun; day; daytime
  - 羽 [ yǔ ] feather, plume; wings

Similar Characters: 搨

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倒塌HSK 6	dǎo tā	to collapse (of building); to topple over
坍塌	tān tā	to collapse
塌陷	tā xiàn	to subside; to sink; to cave in
塌方HSK 6	tā fāng	to cave in; to collapse; landslide
崩塌	bēng tā	talus slide; to crumble (of scree slope); to collapse; landslide

1		bié 别 kào jìn 靠近！ nà 那 jiàn zhù wù 建筑物 suí shí 随时 kě néng 可能 dǎo tā 倒塌。 Keep back! The building could collapse at any moment.
2		dà yǔ 大雨 dǎo zhì 导致 gǔ chéng 古城 qū yù nèi 区域内 duō 多 chù 处 dào lù 道路 fā shēng 发生 tā fāng 塌方。 Heavy rain caused landslides on multiple roads in the historic district.
3		tái fēng 台风 guò hòu 过后， chéng shì 城市 dào lù 道路 bèi 被 dǎo tā 倒塌 de 的 shù mù 树木 fù gài 覆盖。 After the typhoon, the city's roads were covered with collapsed trees.
4		zhè ge 这个 jiàn zhù 建筑 shè jì 设计 dé 得 fēi cháng 非常 jiān gù 坚固， jí shǐ 即使 jīng lì 经历 le 了 dì zhèn 地震 yě 也 méi yǒu 没有 bēng tā 崩塌。 This building is designed very strong, and even withstood an earthquake without collapsing.

1		bié 别 kào jìn 靠近！ nà 那 jiàn zhù wù 建筑物 suí shí 随时 kě néng 可能 dǎo tā 倒塌。 Keep back! The building could collapse at any moment.
2		dà yǔ 大雨 dǎo zhì 导致 gǔ chéng 古城 qū yù nèi 区域内 duō 多 chù 处 dào lù 道路 fā shēng 发生 tā fāng 塌方。 Heavy rain caused landslides on multiple roads in the historic district.
3		tái fēng 台风 guò hòu 过后， chéng shì 城市 dào lù 道路 bèi 被 dǎo tā 倒塌 de 的 shù mù 树木 fù gài 覆盖。 After the typhoon, the city's roads were covered with collapsed trees.
4		zhè ge 这个 jiàn zhù 建筑 shè jì 设计 dé 得 fēi cháng 非常 jiān gù 坚固， jí shǐ 即使 jīng lì 经历 le 了 dì zhèn 地震 yě 也 méi yǒu 没有 bēng tā 崩塌。 This building is designed very strong, and even withstood an earthquake without collapsing.