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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tā | ta1
English translation
to collapse
to droop
to settle down
to collapse, to fall into ruin

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

earth

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

日羽

Semantic compound

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bèi kùn 倒塌 dǎo tā 大楼 dà lóu de 人们 rén men de 喊声 hǎn shēng 令人 lìng rén 心碎 xīn suì .

The cries of those imprisoned in the fallen buildings were heart - rending.

qiáo zài 火车 huǒ chē de chóng xià le .

The bridge collapsed under the weight of the train.

工程师 gōngchéngshī duì qiáo de 倒塌 dǎo tā zuò 彻底 chèdǐ de 调查 diàochá 分析 fēnxī .

The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.

wǎng Hòu 退 tuì , 屋顶 wū dǐng yāo le !

Move back! The roof is falling!

暴风雨 bào fēng yǔ 使 shǐ 屋顶 wū dǐng le .

The storm caused the collapse of the roof.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to droop
一塌糊涂 yī tā hú tu complete shambles一塌糊塗
倒塌 dǎo tā to topple over倒塌 dǎo tā
坍塌 tān tā to collapse坍塌 tān tā
塌陷 tā xiàn to subside塌陷 tā xiàn
崩塌 bēng tā talus slide崩塌 bēng tā
塌方 tā fāng to cave in塌方 tā fāng
死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì to be hell-bent on死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì
塌实 tā shi steady塌實
塌台 tā tái to collapse塌臺
疲塌 pí ta slack疲塌 pí ta
塌架 tā jià to collapse塌架 tā jià
乌塌菜 wū tā cài rosette bok choy (Brassica rapa var. rosularis)烏塌菜
塌棵菜 tā kē cài Chinese flat cabbage塌棵菜 tā kē cài
颓塌 tuí tā to collapse頹塌

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