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塌

tā · ta

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to collapse
  2. to droop
  3. to settle down
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In a conversation

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The tent fell down

  1. Dengdeng

    不好了(bùhǎole)，帐篷(zhàngpeng)塌(tā)了(le)！

    Oh no, the tent has collapsed!

  2. Liangliang

    怎么(zěnme)塌(tā)的(de)？今天(jīntiān)没有(méiyǒu)风(fēng)呀(ya)。

    How did it collapse? There's no wind today.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)绑(bǎng)了(le)绳子(shéngzi)，可是(kěshì)绑(bǎng)在(zài)你(nǐ)的(de)包(bāo)上(shàng)了(le)。

    I tied the rope, but I tied it to your bag.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)的(de)包(bāo)呢(ne)？

    Then where is my bag?

  5. Dengdeng

    在(zài)帐篷(zhàngpeng)下面(xiàmiàn)，被(bèi)压扁(yābiǎn)了(le)。

    Under the tent. It was flattened.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

大(dà)雨(yǔ)过(guò)后(hòu)，那(nà)座(zuò)老(lǎo)房(fáng)子(zi)的(de)屋(wū)顶(dǐng)塌(tā)了(le)。

After the heavy rain, the roof of that old house collapsed.

02

他(tā)累(lèi)得(de)一(yí)下(xià)子(zi)塌(tā)在(zài)沙(shā)发(fā)上(shàng)睡(shuì)着(zháo)了(le)。

He was so tired that he flopped down on the sofa and fell asleep.

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