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Expressing 'to collapse' with 垮台 (kuǎtái)
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Structure
Subject + 垮台
Explanation
The verb 垮台 (kuǎtái) means to collapse, fall from power, or be overthrown. It is used to describe the downfall of a government, regime, or organization. The word combines 垮 (to collapse) and 台 (platform/stage), literally meaning the stage has fallen.
Examples
腐败的政府最终会垮台。
Fǔbài de zhèngfǔ zuìzhōng huì kuǎtái.
A corrupt government will eventually collapse.
那个独裁政权在人民的反抗下垮台了。
Nàge dúcái zhèngquán zài rénmín de fǎnkàng xià kuǎtái le.
That dictatorial regime collapsed under the people's resistance.
公司管理不善，没多久就垮台了。
Gōngsī guǎnlǐ bú shàn, méi duōjiǔ jiù kuǎtái le.
The company was poorly managed and collapsed before long.