垮台 (kuǎ tái) — to fall from power; to collapse (of a regime, government, or organization)
Definition
A verb meaning a government or regime losing power and collapsing, used for political downfall rather than a physical structure (use 倒塌 for buildings).
verb
to fall from powerto collapse (of a regime, government, or organization)
Examples
- 垮台。Nà ge fǔ bài de zhèng fǔ zhōng yú kuǎ tái le.That corrupt government finally fell from power.
- ，。Tā kuǎ le tái, zài yě méi huí lái.He fell from power and never came back.
- 。Nà ge zhèng quán yǐ jīng kuǎ guò liǎng cì tái le.That regime has fallen from power twice.
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