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倒塌

dǎo tā · dao ta

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to collapse (of building)
  2. to topple over
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The block tower

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)用(yòng)积木(jīmù)搭了(dāle)一座(yīzuò)高楼(gāolóu)。

    I built a tall tower out of blocks.

  2. Dengdeng

    好高(hǎogāo)！它(tā)会(huì)倒塌(dǎotā)吗(ma)？

    So tall! Will it collapse?

  3. Liangliang

    不会(bùhuì)倒塌(dǎotā)，我(wǒ)搭得(dāde)很稳(hěnwěn)。

    It won't collapse. I built it very steady.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)——阿嚏(ātì)！

    Ah, ah-choo!

  5. Liangliang

    哗(huā)！它(tā)倒塌(dǎotā)了(le)！

    Crash! It collapsed!

  6. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)！我们(wǒmen)搭(dā)一座(yīzuò)矮的(ǎide)吧(ba)。

    Sorry! Let's build a short one.

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In a sentence

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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