垮

• Pinyin: kuǎ
• Desglose de hanzi: 垮 = 土 (earth) + 夸 (boast) — to collapse

Significado

Derrumbarse; venirse abajo; colapsar.

Used for physical collapse (buildings, bodies) or figurative collapse (businesses, health, spirit). Common in phrases like 累垮 (exhausted to the point of collapse), 拖垮 (drag down to ruin).

Ejemplos

1. 公司被这次危机拖垮了。
2. 他工作太拼了，身体快要累垮了。
3. 那座老桥终于垮塌了。

Guía de uso

Contexto: failure, health, destruction

Tono: negative

Correcto

• 别把自己累垮了。(Don't work yourself to exhaustion.)
• 公司差点就垮了。(The company almost collapsed.)

Incorrecto

• 用垮形容轻微的疲劳或困难。(Don't use 垮 for minor tiredness — it implies serious collapse or breakdown)

Origen e historia

Originally meant 'to stumble' or 'to fall.' Extended to mean collapse or breakdown in various contexts.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal