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Meaning of 坍

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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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (earth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
    • [ dān ] cinnabar, red, vermilion; pellet, powder
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Example Words
坍塌 tān 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 xiàn The world is falling apart. (idiom)
More: 坍* | *坍 | *坍*
Example Sentences
1
All these were sons of Joktan.
2
Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
3
使
In general, use concrete with a moderate slump.
4
And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
5
西
And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.