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垮台
kuǎtái
Description
“垮台”是说一个政府、组织或者计划失败了，完全不能再继续下去。
"垮台" means that a government, organization, or plan has failed and can no longer continue.
这个词常常用在很大的事情上，比如公司或者国家。
This word is often used for big things, like companies or countries.
Meanings
垮台kuǎtái
to collapse; to fall (of a regime, company, plan)
那个公司去年就垮台了。
That company went bankrupt last year.
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Notes
- Etymology
垮 (collapse) + 台 (platform/stage), literally 'the stage collapses'.
- Nuance
usually for large entities like governments or companies, not small failures.
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