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瓦解 (wǎ jiě) — how to say "to collapse" in Chinese
瓦解
To collapse, to disintegrate
verb
Character composition
瓦
tile, to break
解
to untie, to explain
Radicals / Keys
瓦
Tile
#98 · wǎ · 5 strokes
角
Horn
#148 · jiǎo · 7 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
内部瓦解
nèi bù wǎ jiě
internal disintegration
彻底瓦解
chè dǐ wǎ jiě
completely collapse
Examples
他们的联盟因为内部矛盾而迅速瓦解。
Their alliance quickly collapsed due to internal conflicts.
敌人瓦解了。
The enemy collapsed.
Frequently asked questions
Collapse meaning in Chinese
"to collapse" in Chinese is 瓦解 (wǎ jiě).
瓦解 meaning in English
瓦解 (wǎ jiě) means "To collapse, to disintegrate".
How is 瓦解 pronounced?
It is pronounced wǎ jiě (written as wa jie, wajie). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to collapse" in Chinese characters?
It is written 瓦解: 瓦 has 4 strokes, 解 has 13 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 瓦解?
瓦解 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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