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弄垮 (nòng kuǎ) — to bring down; to ruin; to cause to collapse

Definition

A colloquial verb meaning 'to bring down, ruin, wreck' (a company, a project, one's health) — often through gradual or indirect action. The 垮 is a result complement: 弄 = do/manage, 垮 = collapse.

verb
to bring downto ruinto cause to collapse

Examples

  • 弄垮。
    Jìng zhēng duì shǒu yòng bú zhèng dāng shǒu duàn xiǎng nòng kuǎ zhè jiā gōng sī.
    Competitors tried to bring down this company using unfair means.
  • 弄垮。
    Cháng qī yā lì màn màn nòng kuǎ le tā de shēn tǐ.
    Long-term stress gradually ruined his health.
  • ，弄垮。
    Fàng xīn ba, wǒ men nòng kuǎ bu kuǎ zhè ge xiàng mù.
    Don't worry, we cannot ruin this project.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

弄nòngdo
垮kuǎcollapse

弄 makes something happen, and 垮 collapse gives the result of bringing it down.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 弄 combines 玉 (jade) with 廾 (hands), showing hands touching or handling jade.

Open 弄 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 垮 →
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