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冲垮

chōng kuǎ

2-character word Traditional 衝垮

What 冲垮 means

1. to burst
2. to break through
3. to topple

The characters in 冲垮

• 冲chōng(of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse
• 垮kuǎto collapse (lit. or fig.)

Example sentences

• 水流的强力把桥给冲垮了。
  Shuǐliú de qiánglì bǎ qiáo gěi chōngkuǎ le.
  The flow of the water was strong enough to wash away the bridge.

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