垮 (kuǎ) — to collapse (physically or figuratively)
Definition
垮 (kuǎ) covers both physical collapse (buildings, health) and figurative collapse (companies, systems). It's more vivid than 倒 (mostly physical) and less abstract than 崩溃 (purely figurative breakdown).
verb
to collapse (physically or figuratively)
Examples
- 垮。Nà zuò jiù fáng zi zhōng yú kuǎ le.That old house finally collapsed.
- 垮。Cháng qī láo lèi ràng tā de shēn tǐ kuǎ le.Long-term fatigue caused his body to collapse.
- 垮。Guǎn lǐ bú shàn dǎo zhì zhěng gè gōng sī kuǎ le.Poor management caused the entire company to collapse.
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