倒塌

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HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to collapse (of building)
2. to topple over

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 建立 jiàn lì 建立 jiàn lì to establish 建造；设立: to establish

Related words

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• 地震 dì zhèn 地震 dì zhèn earthquake 可能导致建筑物倒塌的自然灾害: earthquake

Synonyms

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• 崩塌 bēng tā 崩塌 bēng tā talus slide 强调突然地、完全地倒下: talus slide
• 坍塌 tān tā 坍塌 tān tā to collapse 常用于建筑物、隧道等突然陷落: to collapse

Usage notes

Collocations

“倒塌”常与“房屋”、“桥梁”、“建筑”等搭配，用于描述建筑物完全或部分倒下。

Common mistakes

“倒塌”是不及物动词，不能带宾语，不能说“倒塌房子”，应说“房子倒塌了”。

Example Sentences

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那座老房子在地震中 倒塌 了。

That old house collapsed in the earthquake.

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Child Words of 倒塌

• 倒 倒 dǎo: to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally
• 倒 倒 dào: to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
• 塌 塌 tā: to collapse