Chinese word

崩溃

Pronunciation

Pinyinbēng kuì

Meaning

  • verbcrash

Example

服务器突然崩溃，网站打不开。fú wù qì tū rán bēng kuì wǎng zhàn dǎ bù kāi

The server suddenly crashed, and the website cannot be accessed.

Illustration for 崩溃 (crash)

More examples

长期亏损最终让那家公司崩溃。cháng qī kuī sǔn zuì zhōng ràng nà jiā gōng sī bēng kuì

Long-term losses eventually caused the company to collapse.

Core concept

Something that once held together suddenly gives way, leaving a person helpless or a working system unusable.

Common phrases

  • 服务器崩溃fú wù qì bēng kuì

    server crash

  • 系统崩溃xì tǒng bēng kuì

    system crash

  • 信用崩溃xìn yòng bēng kuì

    collapse of credibility

Similar words

倒塌dǎo tā: Fall down all at once after a building or structure loses its support.
崩塌bēng tā: Crumble and fall in a large mass, especially describing earth, slopes, or buildings.
垮台kuǎ tái: Fall from power when a government, organization, or position suddenly loses strength.
瓦解wá jiě: Disintegrate from within until an organization or system can no longer hold together.

Definition in Chinese

指精神、情绪或心理防线突然失去支撑而陷入混乱与无助。zhǐ jīng shén qíng xù huò xīn lǐ fáng xiàn tū rán shī qù zhī chēng ér xiàn rù hùn luàn yǔ wú zhù

Word origin

崩 (bēng, "to collapse") + 溃 (kuì, "to burst through or break apart") combines two images of a whole losing its support and becoming unable to hold together.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, the word can mark genuine emotional overwhelm or a deliberately dramatic reaction to a small frustration, so the situation sets the strength of the statement.

Other meanings

  • collapseverb
  • break downverb

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