COLLAPSE    倒塌

FALL so as to CEASE to STAND OR so as to be DESTROYED.
CAVE INFALL INSUBSIDEFALL DOWNGIVE (WAY)CRUMPLEBUCKLESAGSLUMP
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 ／
Antonym
  • STANDSUPPORT one's WEIGHT USING one's FEET AND NOT MOVE one's FEET.
Hypernym
  • FALL　MOVE DOWN PULLED by the FORCE of one's WEIGHT. (anc: 11/0, child: 2)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • CHANGE　EVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2. (anc: 9/0, child: 18)
  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 463

    • Words (24 items)

    崩  bēng OC: pɯɯŋ MC: pəŋ 27 Attributions

    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 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • vieventcollapse
    • vifigurativecollapse, go under
    覆  fù OC: phuɡ MC: phuk 7 Attributions
      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 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viprocesscollapse; fall down
    • vtoNcollapse onto (a sword etc)
    顛  diān OC: tiin MC: ten 3 Attributions

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

      Syntactic words
    • vichangecollapse, tip over
    • vifigurativecollapse
    仆  pū, bó OC: bɯɯɡ MC: bək 3 Attributions

    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 Attributions

    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
    倒  dǎo OC: k-leewʔ MC: tɑu 2 Attributions

    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)
    阤  zhì OC: rlalʔ MC: ɖiɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vichangecollapse; fall down
    隧  suì MC: zwijH OC: sɢluds 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viperfective= zhui4 墜: collapse, fall downLZ
    隳  huī OC: qhlol MC: hiɛ
    墮  huī OC: qhlol MC: hiɛ 1 Attribution

    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
    崩壞  bēng huài OC: pɯɯŋ ɡruuls MC: pəŋ ɦɣɛi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPichangecollapse
    倒覆  dǎo fù OC: k-leewʔ buɡs MC: tɑu bɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiprocesscollapse
    僓  tuǐ MC: -- OC: kh-luulʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vi.-pprocess=頹　collapseCH
    圮  pǐ OC: brɯlʔ MC: bi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadNcollapsing SHIJI
    • vichangecollapse
    • vtoNdestroyCH
    墜  zhuì MC: drwijH OC: ɡrluds 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nabprocesscollapsingCH
    斃  bì OC: beds MC: biɛi 1 Attribution

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

      Syntactic words
    • vichangecollapse suddenly
    陊  duò OC: ɡ-laalʔ MC: dɑ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vicollapse; fall down
    隮  jī OC:  MC: tsei 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vichangeto collapse; be overthrown
    坼裂  chè liè OC: khrlaaɡ b-red MC: ʈhɣaŋ liɛt 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPicollapse
    塌  tā OC: thaab MC: thɑp 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vichangepost-Han, TU FU: collapse
    廢  fèi OC: pods MC: pi̯ɐi 0 Attributions

      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
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      Syntactic words
    • viprocesscollapseCH
    穨  tuí OC: ɡ-luul MC: duo̝i 0 Attributions

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

      Syntactic words
    • vichangecollapse