Hanzi
Traditional
塌
Simplified
塌

to collapse/to droop/to settle down

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

tā, dā

Bopomofo

ㄊㄚ, ㄉㄚ

Jyutping

taap3

Example sentences

倒塌 dǎotā
那場大地震導致許多老舊房屋倒塌。
那场大地震导致许多老旧房屋倒塌。

That major earthquake caused many old buildings to collapse.

死心塌地 sǐxīntādì
她死心塌地地愛著他。
她死心塌地地爱著他。

She loves him with all her heart.

塌 tā
由於地震，那棟老舊的房子塌了。
由于地震，那栋老旧的房子塌了。

Due to the earthquake, that old house collapsed.

Example Vocabulary

一塌糊塗

yi1'ta1'hu2'tu2

in a complete mess; in a terrible state

倒塌

dao3'ta1

to collapse; to topple down

坍塌

tan1'ta1

崩塌

beng1'ta1

死心塌地

si3'xin1'ta1'di4

dead set on; stubbornly devoted

垮塌

kua3'ta1

塌

ta1

to collapse; to cave in; to sink

塌下

塌實

ta1'shi

塌方

ta1'fang1

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