Chinese word dictionary

崩塌

bēng tā · talus slide; to crumble (of scree slope); to collapse

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Word information

Simplified崩塌

Traditional崩塌

Pinyinbēng tā

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

崩bēng

to rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, demise

塌tā

to collapse, to fall into ruin

How to learn 崩塌

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.

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崩溃bēngkuì

to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart

倒塌dǎotā

to collapse (of building); to topple over

一塌糊涂yìtāhútú

muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess

血崩xuè bēng

metrorrhagia (vaginal bleeding outside the expected menstrual period)

崩倒bēng dǎo

to collapse; to crash down; to fall down in a heap

山崩shān bēng

landslide; landslip