Definition

Examples

• 那座老旧的危房在暴风雨中突然坍了。
  Nà zuò lǎojiù de wēifáng zài bàofēngyǔ zhōng túrán tān le.
  That old dangerous house suddenly collapsed in the storm.
• 地震导致山体坍陷，阻塞了交通。
  Dìzhèn dǎozhì shāntǐ tān xiàn, zǔsè le jiāotōng.
  The earthquake caused the mountain to cave in, blocking traffic.
• 随着地基下沉，那面墙已经开始坍裂。
  Suízhe dìjī xiàchén, nà miàn qiáng yǐjīng kāishǐ tān liè.
  As the foundation subsided, that wall began to crack and collapse.