Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
潰
kuì
Description
“潰”常常用来说东西破了、坏了，比如水坝坏了让水流出来。
它也可以说军队打了大败仗，或者身体某个地方烂了。
Meanings
崩溃bēngkuì
to burst, break down, collapse
大水太急，河坝溃了。
溃败kuìbài
(of an army) to be routed, defeated
敌人的军队很快就溃了。
溃烂kuìlàn
(of skin/tissue) to fester, ulcerate
他的伤口溃烂了，很疼。
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Notes
- Etymology
uses the water radical 氵, originally suggesting water bursting through a barrier.
- Nuance
溃 rarely stands alone in modern speech; usually part of compounds like 崩溃 or 溃败.
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