Definition
垮台 is a verb-object compound (离合词, separable verb) meaning 'to fall from power' or 'to collapse', typically used for governments, regimes, leaders, or organizations. The object 台 can be separated from 垮 by inserting aspect markers like 了 or 过, or by count expressions such as 一次 or 两次: for example, 垮了台 ('fell from power') or 垮过两次台 ('fell from power twice'). It carries a negative connotation of ruin or downfall.
v.o.
to fall from powerto collapse (of a regime, government, or organization)
Examples
- 垮台。Nàge fǔbài de zhèngfǔ zhōngyú kuǎ tái le.That corrupt government finally fell from power.
- ，。Tā kuǎ le tái, zài yě méi huí lái.He fell from power and never came back.
- 。Nàge zhèngquán yǐjīng kuǎ guò liǎng cì tái le.That regime has fallen from power twice.
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