崩 (bēng) — to collapse; to crumble (of mountains, structures); to burst; to split open (of things under pressure); to die (of an emperor)
Definition
As a verb, 崩 covers physical collapse or bursting of structures (mountains, balloons) and the formal 'death of an emperor' in classical contexts (驾崩).
verb
to collapseto crumble (of mountains, structures)to burstto split open (of things under pressure)to die (of an emperor)
Examples
- ，。Shān tǐ bēng tā, zǔ sè le dào lù.The mountain collapsed, blocking the road.
- 崩，。Qì qiú tū rán bēng kāi le, xià le wǒ yí tiào.The balloon suddenly burst, startling me.
- 崩。Lì shǐ shàng jì zǎi le zhè wèi huáng dì de jià bēng.History records the death of this emperor.
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