倾倒 (qīng dǎo) — to topple over; to fall down (of structures, trees, etc.); to be deeply impressed or infatuated (with someone's talent, charm, etc.)
Definition
倾倒 (qīngdǎo) covers two distinct senses: physically toppling (buildings, trees — similar to 倒塌 and stronger than 倒 dǎo) and being deeply won over by someone's charm or talent. Only the second sense relates to 魅力/风趣.
verb
to topple overto fall down (of structures, trees, etc.)to be deeply impressed or infatuated (with someone's talent, charm, etc.)
Examples
- 倾倒，。Nà dǔ qiáng zài bào yǔ zhōng qīng dǎo le, fā chū jù dà de shēng xiǎng.That wall toppled in the rainstorm, making a huge noise.
- 倾倒，。Tā de yǎn jiǎng lìng rén wèi zhī qīng dǎo, quán chǎng zhǎng shēng léi dòng.Her speech left the audience deeply impressed, and the whole hall burst into thunderous applause.
- 倾倒。Dì zhèn shǐ xǔ duō lǎo jiù jiàn zhù qīng dǎo.The earthquake caused many old buildings to collapse.
Origin
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