倒 dǎo / dào — to fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankrupt
请帮我倒一杯水。Qǐng bāng wǒ dào yì bēi shuǐ.Please pour me a glass of water.
Common words: 倒闭 (dǎo bì)、倒车 (dǎo chē)、倒是 (dào shi)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to collapse"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to collapse", including 倒 (dǎo / dào), 倾 (qīng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to collapse" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 倒 (dǎo / dào), 倾 (qīng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span dǎo, dào, qīng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 倒 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 倒 dǎo / dàoto fall; to collapse; to topple; to change; to fail; bankruptUseful words: 倒闭, 倒车
- 倾 qīngto overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour outUseful words: 倾向, 倾听
Common words for these 2 "to collapse" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 倒 (dǎo / dào) — so "to collapse" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to collapse".
倾 qīng — to overturn; to collapse; to lean; to tend; to incline; to pour out
那座旧塔已经有些倾斜了。Nà zuò jiù tǎ yǐ jīng yǒu xiē qīng xié le.That old tower is already slightly tilted.
Common words: 倾向 (qīng xiàng)、倾听 (qīng tīng)、倾斜 (qīng xié)
All 2 characters
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