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Meaning

collapse

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ta” becomes a different word in each tone. 塌 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 倒塌dǎo tāto collapse (of building); to topple over
  • 一塌糊涂yī tā hú tumuddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess
  • 死心塌地sǐ xīn tā dìto be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving
  • 塌下tā xiàto collapse
  • 塌方tā fāngto cave in; to collapse; to have a landslide

Example Sentence

那座年久失修的旧房子塌了。Nà zuò nián jiǔ shī xiū de jiù fáng zi tā le.That old, long-neglected house collapsed.

thatzuòseat年久失修nián jiǔ shī xiūold and in a state of disrdeofjiùold房子fáng zihouseto collapsele(completed action)