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7-9

to collapse

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

dao3ta1 dǎotā

Meaning


Primary

to collapse

Alternatives

collapse, collapsed, collapsing, collapses, to topple, topple, to topple over, topple over

Mnemonic


倒塌 To collapse is 倒 to topple in an internal sense by 塌 collapsing in front all sides.

Usage


老舊 的 屋頂 因為 風暴 而 倒塌。

The old roof collapsed due to the storm.

颱風 造成 了 多 棟 房屋 倒塌。

The typhoon caused many houses to collapse.

醫院 倒塌 了。

The hospital collapsed.

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