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垮
kuǎ
Description
「垮」的意思是东西倒下来或者坏了，比如房子垮了。
"垮" means something has fallen down or broken, like a house collapsing.
它也可以说人的身体或者心情很差，比如工作太多，人快垮了。
It can also describe a person's body or mood being very bad, for example, working too much and a person is about to "垮".
Meanings
垮kuǎ
to collapse; to fall down; to break down
这座旧桥垮了。
The old bridge collapsed.
垮kuǎ
to break down (physically or mentally); to fail
他太累了，身体都快垮了。
He was so tired that his body was about to give out.
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Notes
- Nuance
垮 often takes a result complement, like 垮台 (collapse of a regime) or 打垮 (defeat).
- Etymology
the 土 radical relates to earth/ground, fitting the idea of something falling or crumbling down.
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