Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 坍塌
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
to collapse (of building); to topple over
一塌糊涂yìtāhútúmuddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess
倒坍dǎo tānto collapse (of building)
坍方tān fāngto collapse; landslide
崩坍bēng tānlandslide; collapse (of mountain side); talus slide
塌下tā xiàto collapse