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Hanzi

垮

to collapse (lit. or fig.)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

kuǎ

Bopomofo

ㄎㄨㄚˇ

Jyutping

kwaa1

Example sentences

垮 kuǎ
颱風把這座老房子吹垮了。
台风把这座老房子吹垮了。

The typhoon blew down this old house.

雪上加霜 xuěshàngjiāshuāng
他的事業垮了，健康又出了問題，真是雪上加霜。
他的事业垮了，健康又出了问题，真是雪上加霜。

His business collapsed and his health also had problems; it was truly a case of making matters worse.

Example Vocabulary

垮

kua3

to collapse; to break down

打垮

da3'kua3

累垮

lei4'kua3

松垮

垮塌

kua3'ta1

垮台

沖垮

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