Definition & Meaning

1.cave in; collapse; landslide

2.landslide; landslip

Word usage

Words with ta fang

tā fāng

塌 方

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1
v.cave in; collapse; landslide
- tiě lù suì dào tā fāng le
  铁路隧道塌方了。
  The railway tunnel collapsed.
- jiù yuán rén yuán yòng zhī zhù yù fáng suì dào tā fāng
  救援人员用支柱预防隧道塌方。
  Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing.
- kēng dào tā fāng kuàng gōng dōu bèi mái zhù le
  坑道塌方，矿工都被埋住了。
  The miners were buried when the tunnel collapsed.
synonym
tā xiàn塌陷 tān tā坍塌 bēng tā崩塌 tān fāng坍方
2
n.landslide; landslip
- jǐ gè gōng rén sǐ yú tūn mò jiù gōng chǎng de tā fāng zhōng
  几个工人死于吞没旧工厂的塌方中。
  Several workers died in the landslide that engulfed the old factory.
- huǒ chē yīn tā fāng ér shòu zǔ
  火车因塌方而受阻。
  The train was held up by a landslide.

Word usage

Separable word
"塌" and "方" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 铁路隧道已塌了三次方了，所以应该引起更多的重视。
  The railway tunnel has collapsed three times, so we should pay more attention.
- 铁路隧道是因大雨而塌的方。
  The railway tunnel collapsed because of the heavy rain.
- 铁路隧道塌过好几次方。
  The railway tunnel has collapsed several times.

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