倒塌 dǎo tā ㄉㄠˇ ㄊㄚ dou2 taap3 HSK 7-9
- to collapse (of building)
- to topple over
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倒
- 倒下 dǎo xià ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dou2 haa6 to collapse
- 倒数 倒數 dào shǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄨˇ dou3 sou3 to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 倒楣 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ variant of 倒霉
- 倒卖 倒賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
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- 倒车 倒車 dǎo chē ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to change buses, trains etc
- 倒车 倒車 dào chē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄜ dou2 ce1 to reverse (a vehicle)
- 倒闭 倒閉 dǎo bì ㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋ dou2 bai3 to go bankrupt
- 倒霉 dǎo méi ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄟˊ dou2 mui4 to have bad luck
- 反倒 fǎn dào ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ faan2 dou3 (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead
- 压倒 壓倒 yā dǎo ㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˇ aat3 dou2 to overwhelm
- 打倒 dǎ dǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄠˇ daa2 dou2 to overthrow
- 摔倒 shuāi dǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄉㄠˇ seot1 dou2 to fall down
- 昏倒 hūn dǎo ㄏㄨㄣ ㄉㄠˇ fan1 dou2 to faint
- 晕倒 暈倒 yūn dǎo ㄩㄣ ㄉㄠˇ wan4 dou2 to faint
- 跌倒 diē dǎo ㄉㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˇ dit3 dou2 to tumble
- 颠倒 顛倒 diān dǎo ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ din1 dou2 to turn upside down
- 倒计时 倒計時 dào jì shí ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˊ dou2 gai3 si4 to count down
- 倒伏 dǎo fú ㄉㄠˇ ㄈㄨˊ dou2 fuk6 (of cereal crops) to collapse and lie flat
- 倒休 dǎo xiū ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄡ dou3 jau1 to shift holidays, taking a weekday off
塌
- 一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu ㄧ ㄊㄚ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄨ jat1 taap3 wu4 tou4 muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
- 死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄊㄚ ㄉㄧˋ sei2 sam1 taap3 dei6 to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving
- 坍塌 tān tā ㄊㄢ ㄊㄚ taan1 taap3 to collapse
- 垮塌 kuǎ tā ㄎㄨㄚˇ ㄊㄚ kwaa1 taap3 to collapse (of building, dam or bridge)
- 塌下 tā xià ㄊㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˋ taap3 haa6 to collapse
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- 塌实 塌實 tā shi ㄊㄚ ˙ㄕ taap3 sat6 variant of 踏实
- 塌房 tā fáng ㄊㄚ ㄈㄤˊ taap3 fong2 (neologism c. 2020) (of a celebrity) to have one's reputation tank due to a scandal
- 塌方 tā fāng ㄊㄚ ㄈㄤ taap3 fong1 to cave in; to collapse; to have a landslide
- 塌架 tā jià ㄊㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋ taap3 gaa2 to collapse
- 塌台 塌臺 tā tái ㄊㄚ ㄊㄞˊ taap3 toi4 to collapse
- 塌陷 tā xiàn ㄊㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ taap3 haam6 to subside
- 崩塌 bēng tā ㄅㄥ ㄊㄚ bang1 taap3 talus slide
- 冲塌 沖塌 chōng tā ㄔㄨㄥ ㄊㄚ cung1 taap3 to cause (a dam) to collapse
- 疲塌 pí ta ㄆㄧˊ ˙ㄊㄚ pei4 taap3 variant of 疲沓
- 蹧塌 zāo tà ㄗㄠ ㄊㄚˋ variant of 糟蹋
- 颓塌 頹塌 tuí tā ㄊㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄚ teoi4 taap3 to collapse
- 塌棵菜 tā kē cài ㄊㄚ ㄎㄜ ㄘㄞˋ taap3 fo2 coi3 Brassica narinosa (broadbeaked mustard)
- 乌塌菜 烏塌菜 wū tā cài ㄨ ㄊㄚ ㄘㄞˋ wu1 taap3 coi3 rosette bok choy (Brassica rapa var. rosularis)
Idioms with these characters
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
- 倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ dou2 ci4 taai3 aa3 lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
- 倒打一耙 dào dǎ yī pá ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄚˇ ㄧ ㄆㄚˊ dou2 daa2 jat1 paa4 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西游记; fig. to counterattack
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- 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕ dou3 hang4 jik6 si1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
- 倒悬之急 倒懸之急 dào xuán zhī jí ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ dou3 jyun4 zi1 gap1 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄎㄨˇ dou3 jyun4 zi1 fu2 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 倒悬之危 倒懸之危 dào xuán zhī wēi ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ dou3 jyun4 zi1 ngai4 lit. the crisis of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 颠倒黑白 顛倒黑白 diān dǎo hēi bái ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄟ ㄅㄞˊ din1 dou2 hak1 baak6 lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately
- 颠倒是非 顛倒是非 diān dǎo shì fēi ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ din1 dou2 si6 fei1 (idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead
- 东倒西歪 東倒西歪 dōng dǎo xī wāi ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄞ dung1 dou2 sai1 waai1 to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
Example sentences
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桥 橋 在 重压 重壓 之下 倒塌 了 。
The bridge crashed under the pressure.
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开罗 開羅 的 一 栋 棟 大楼 大樓 倒塌 了 。
A building collapsed in Cairo.
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若 有 大地 震 ， 房屋 会 會 倒塌 呀 ！
If there's a big earthquake, the house could really collapse!
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里约热内卢 里約熱內盧 的 一 条 條 自行车道 自行車道 倒塌 了 。
A bike path collapsed in Rio.
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里约热内卢 里約熱內盧 的 一 条 條 海边 海邊 的 高架 自行车道 自行車道 倒塌 了 。
An elevated seaside bike path collapsed in Rio.
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