倒塌

dǎo tā · dao ta

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to collapse (of building)
  2. to topple over

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2 examples
01

开(kāi)罗(luó)的(de)一(yí)栋(dòng)大(dà)楼(lóu)倒(dǎo)塌(tā)了(le)。

A building collapsed in Cairo.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by OsoHombre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

桥(qiáo)在(zài)重(zhòng)压(yā)之(zhī)下(xià)倒(dǎo)塌(tā)了(le)。

The bridge crashed under the pressure.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Ben26 · English by jmfcomo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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