垮 (kuǎ)

To collapse; to break down; to fail.

How 垮 is written

Strokes
9
Radical
土 — earth
Traditional
垮
Simplified
垮 (unchanged)

Common words using 垮

打垮 dǎkuǎ
to defeat; to strike down; to destroy
累垮 lèikuǎ
to collapse; to be worn out; to break down
鬆垮 sōngkuǎ
undisciplined; loose; slack
垮塌 kuǎtā
to collapse (of building, dam or bridge)
垮臺 kuǎtái
to fall from power; to collapse; to demise
衝垮 chōngkuǎ
to burst; to break through; to topple

垮 in a sentence

他因為工作太累,身體都垮了。

Tā yīnwèi gōngzuò tài lèi, shēntǐ dōu kuǎ le.

“His health broke down because he worked too hard.”

How common is 垮?

垮 is the 2,668th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 98.8% of all running text.

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