瓦解 (wǎ jiě) — to disintegrate, to collapse (of an organization, system, etc.); to disrupt, to break up (something)
Definition
瓦解 (wǎjiě) means an organization, system, or morale falls apart from within — closer to 解体 than to the physical breaking of 碎 or the emotional崩溃.
verb
to disintegrateto collapse (of an organization, system, etc.)to disruptto break up (something)
Examples
- 瓦解。Zhè ge dì guó zuì zhōng wǎ jiě le.This empire eventually disintegrated.
- 瓦解。Tā men shì tú wǎ jiě dí rén dī shì qì.They tried to disrupt the enemy's morale.
- 瓦解。Jiù zhì dù zài gǎi gé zhōng zhú jiàn wǎ jiě.The old system gradually disintegrated during the reforms.
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