塌

• 拼音: tā
• 汉字拆解: 塌 = 土 (earth) + 沓 (phonetic)

含义

To collapse; to cave in. Describes structures falling down or sinking.

Used for physical collapse of buildings, ground, or structures. Can also describe psychological collapse (心理上塌了) in colloquial speech. Often appears in news about disasters or accidents.

例句

1. 连日暴雨导致山体滑坡，好几栋房子都塌了。
2. 这座老桥年久失修，随时都有塌掉的危险。
3. 听到那个消息，她感觉整个世界都塌了。

用法指南

语境: news, disasters, everyday

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 房顶塌了，幸好没人受伤。(The roof collapsed, but fortunately no one was hurt.)
• 地基塌陷了。(The foundation caved in.)

错误说法

• 把东西倒下说成'塌' (塌 is for structural collapse — for things falling over, use 倒)

起源与历史

The character depicts earth (土) and a phonetic component (沓), relating to earth sinking or collapsing.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal