COLLAPSE  倒塌

FALL so as to CEASE to STAND OR so as to be DESTROYED.
CAVE INFALL INSUBSIDEFALL DOWNGIVE (WAY)CRUMPLEBUCKLESAGSLUMP
Antonym
  • STANDSUPPORT one's WEIGHT USING one's FEET AND NOT MOVE one's FEET.
    Hypernym
    • FALLMOVE DOWN PULLED by the FORCE of one's WEIGHT.
      • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION.
        • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2.
          • EVENTREALITY that ARISES in TIME....
    Old Chinese Criteria
    1. The current words for the collapse of buildings is qǐng 傾 and huī 隳.

    2. For the collapse of standing objects it is diān 顛.

    3. For the collapse of mountains we have bēng 崩 and tuí 頹.

    4. Dǎo 倒 is often used causatively to mean "make topple over".

    5. Pū 仆 refers to things falling from a vertical position so as to take up a horisontal position.

    6. Bì 斃 refers to some person or some animal collapsing suddenly, often to die.

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    倒塌

    坍塌

    塌架

    崩塌

    傾倒

    倒下

    傾覆

    坍

    塌

    垮

    傾

    rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

    Words

    崩  bēng OC: pɯɯŋ MC: pəŋ 27 AttributionsWD

    For the collapse of mountains we have bēng 崩 and tuí 頹.

      Syntactic words
    • vievent, subject inanimatecollapse; have a landslide; have physical parts break off
    • vifigurativecollapse
    • vtoNcausativecause to collapseCH
    壞  huài OC: ɡruuls MC: ɦɣɛi 8 AttributionsWD

      Syntactic words
    • vieventcollapse
    • vifigurativecollapse, go under
    覆  fù OC: phuɡ MC: phuk 7 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vichangetopple over and collapse; be turned upside down; fall over
    • vtoNcausativecause to collapse and be ruined
    伏  fú OC: bɯɡ MC: buk 5 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • viprocesscollapse; fall down
    • vtoNcollapse onto (a sword etc)
    仆  pū, bó OC: bɯɯɡ MC: bək 3 AttributionsWD

    Pū 仆 refers to things falling from a vertical position so as to take up a horisontal position.

      Syntactic words
    • vichangefall to the ground; collapseCH
    • vtoNcollapse onto NCH
    • vtoNcausativecause N to collapseCH
    傾  qīng OC: khʷleŋ MC: khiɛŋ 3 AttributionsWD

    The current words for the collapse of buildings is qǐng 傾and huī 隳.

      Syntactic words
    • vichangetilt to one side and fall
    • viderivedlose force, cease to be operativeCH
    • vtoNcausativeoverturn
    顛  diān OC: tiin MC: ten 3 AttributionsWD

    For the collapse of standing objects it is diān 顛 and dǎo 倒.

      Syntactic words
    • vichangecollapse, tip over
    • vifigurativecollapse
    倒  dǎo OC: k-leewʔ MC: tɑu 2 AttributionsWD

    For the collapse of any standing objects we have dǎo 倒, and the word is often used causatively to mean "make topple over".

      Syntactic words
    • vadNfalling over, falling down, collapsing
    • vichange(of buildings or anything that can be said to stand) collapse
    • vtoNfall onto, collapse onto (the ground)
    圮  pǐ OC: brɯlʔ MC: bi 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vadNcollapsing SHIJI
    • vichangecollapse
    • vtoNdestroyCH
    隳  huī OC: qhlol MC: hiɛ
    墮  huī OC: qhlol MC: hiɛ 1 AttributionWD

    The current words for the collapse of buildings is qǐng 傾and huī 隳.

      Word relations

      Syntactic words
    • vichange(of walls or buildings or trees:) collapse
    斃  bì OC: beds MC: biɛi 1 AttributionWD

    Bì 斃 refers to some person or some animal collapsing suddenly, often to die.

      Syntactic words
    • vichangecollapse suddenly
    阤  zhì OC: rlalʔ MC: ɖiɛ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vichangecollapse; fall down
    倒覆  dǎo fù OC: k-leewʔ buɡs MC: tɑu bɨu 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPiprocesscollapse
    崩壞  bēng huài OC: pɯɯŋ ɡruuls MC: pəŋ ɦɣɛi 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangecollapse
    墜  zhuì MC: drwijH OC: ɡrludsCH 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • nabprocesscollapsingCH
    僓  tuǐ MC: -- OC: kh-luulʔCH 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vi.-pprocess=頹　collapseCH
    隧  suì MC: zwijH OC: sɢludsLZ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • viperfective= zhui4 墜: collapse, fall downLZ
    塌  tā OC: thaab MC: thɑp 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vichangepost-Han, TU FU: collapse
    廢  fèi OC: pods MC: pi̯ɐi 0 AttributionsWD

      Word relations
    • Ant: 起/RISE The most current general word for rising or raising oneself up, or rising to an upright position of any kind is qǐ 起 (ant. jiàng 降 "go down").
    • Synon: 仆/COLLAPSE Pū 仆 refers to things falling from a vertical position so as to take up a horisontal position.
    • Synon: 壞/COLLAPSE

      Syntactic words
    陊  duò OC: ɡ-laalʔ MC: dɑ 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vicollapse; fall down
    隮  jī OC:  MC: tsei 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vichangeto collapse; be overthrown
    穨  tuí OC: ɡ-luul MC: duo̝i 0 AttributionsWD

    For the collapse of mountains we have bēng 崩 and tuí 頹.

      Syntactic words
    • vichangecollapse
    坼裂  chè liè OC: khrlaaɡ b-red MC: ʈhɣaŋ liɛt 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPicollapse
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • viprocesscollapseCH

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