散架 (sǎn jià) — (for objects) to fall apart, to disintegrate; (for a person) to feel utterly exhausted, to collapse
Definition
Colloquial verb meaning 'fall apart' — used for objects that physically break down and, vividly, for a person who is utterly exhausted ('my whole body is falling apart').
verb
(for objects) to fall apartto disintegrate(for a person) to feel utterly exhaustedto collapse
Examples
- 散架，。Zhè bǎ yǐ zi yǐ jīng sǎn jià le, bù néng zài zuò le.This chair has already fallen apart; it can't be sat on anymore.
- ，。Wǒ zuó tiān bān le yì zhěng tiān dōng xī, lèi dé gǔ tou dōu kuài sǎn le jià.Yesterday I moved things all day, and I was so tired my bones were about to fall apart.
- ，散架。Lián xù gōng zuò shí jǐ gè xiǎo shí, wǒ gǎn jué zì jǐ kuài yào sǎn jià le.After working continuously for over ten hours, I feel like I'm about to collapse.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate
A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.
The 架 frame is described as 散 apart, giving the sense of something falling apart or a person collapsing from exhaustion.
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