collapse; cave in; sink (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
塌 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
他 tā - he; him (pron.) | HSK 1
她 tā - she; her (pron.) | HSK 1
它 tā - it (pron.) | HSK 2
Phonetically similar words
塔 tǎ - pagoda; tower; minaret (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
地震后，那栋老房子塌了。 dìzhèn hòu, nà dòng lǎo fángzi tā le - After the earthquake, that old house collapsed.
暴雨导致桥梁塌陷。 bàoyǔ dǎozhì qiáoliáng tāxiàn - The heavy rain caused the bridge to collapse.
建筑工地的一部分突然塌了下来。 jiànzhù gōngdì de yí bùfèn tūrán tā le xiàlái - A part of the construction site suddenly collapsed.
屋顶在大雪的压力下塌了。 wūdǐng zài dàxuě de yālì xià tā le - The roof collapsed under the weight of the heavy snow.
大楼的一部分由于年久失修而塌了。 dàlóu de yí bùfèn yóuyú niánjiǔ shīxiū ér tā le - Part of the building collapsed due to age and lack of maintenance.